1 census tracts · pop 2,568 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Oak Park Southwest is a one-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, MO, population 2,568. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. 44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Kansas City rate of 30.0%.
The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Food insecurity affects 32.9% of adults, 15.1 points above the national rate. SNAP participation is 28.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The filing record is not thin: 942 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 39.1% of renter households.
At $1,114 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Kansas City commands. The most recent observed rate, 15.1% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 66 neighborhoods in Kansas City.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Eastern 49/63 and Independence Plaza. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Oak Park Southwest vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport15%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oak Park Southwest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
942Total filings (sum)
19.30%Avg annual filing rate
39.1%Peak year (2007)
15.05%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
342Total filings 2020-21
4.4Avg monthly observed
4.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.92×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City, MO).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oak Park Southwest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
28.2%Housing insecurity
21.9%Utility shutoff threat
32.9%Food insecurity
28.8%SNAP enrollment
13.7%No health insurance
44.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oak Park Southwest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Park Southwest?
Oak Park Southwest scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Oak Park Southwest compare to Kansas City overall?
Oak Park Southwest scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,114 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oak Park Southwest?
Average gross rent in Oak Park Southwest is $1,114/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oak Park Southwest residents are renters?
38% of Oak Park Southwest households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 2,568 residents.
Q5
Is Oak Park Southwest a high social-vulnerability area?
Oak Park Southwest sits in the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Oak Park Southwest for landlords?
Oak Park Southwest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kansas City as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Oak Park Southwest?
Oak Park Southwest has 2,561 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (81.5%), Hispanic / Latino (7.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (6.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
