1 census tracts · pop 2,446 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Palestine East is a one-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, MO, population 2,446. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. 42% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
around two-thirds of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Kansas City rate of 30.0%. 36.6% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 41.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Set annual rent against average household income of $27,788 and the ratio lands at 50%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 9.3/10.
The poverty rate is 37%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 693 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 20.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 11.0% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Average gross rent is $1,147, 7% below the Kansas City average of $1,238. That places it #1 of 66 neighborhoods in Kansas City. The closest comparables inside the same city are Eastern 49/63 and Independence Plaza.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Palestine East vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Palestine East
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
693Total filings (sum)
12.98%Avg annual filing rate
20.3%Peak year (2006)
11.01%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
333Total filings 2020-21
4.3Avg monthly observed
3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.30×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City, MO).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Palestine East
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
41.4%Housing insecurity
36.6%Utility shutoff threat
53.4%Food insecurity
55.4%SNAP enrollment
19.7%No health insurance
56.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Palestine East
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Palestine East?
Palestine East 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 Palestine East compare to Kansas City overall?
Palestine East scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,147 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Palestine East?
Average gross rent in Palestine East is $1,147/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Palestine East residents are renters?
46% of Palestine East households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 2,446 residents.
Q5
Is Palestine East a high social-vulnerability area?
Palestine East sits in the 91st 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 Palestine East for landlords?
Palestine East 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 Palestine East?
Palestine East has 2,375 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (79.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.4%), Hispanic / Latino (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
