2 census tracts · pop 6,658 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 4.8–5.4
Pendleton Heights takes in 2 census tracts of Kansas City, MO, population 6,658. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, Moderate tier. 40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Kansas City rate of 30.0%.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 21% 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.
At $912 a month, rents sit 26% under what the rest of Kansas City commands. 19.7% 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. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.8/10.
The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Filings are well documented here: 1,778 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 14.8% of renter households.
17.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The most recent observed rate, 7.0% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #38 of 66 neighborhoods in Kansas City. The closest comparables inside the same city are Oak Park Northwest and Dunbar.
With little internal variation, 5.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Pendleton Heights vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pendleton Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,778Total filings (sum)
10.04%Avg annual filing rate
14.8%Peak year (2010)
7.07%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
554Total filings 2020-21
3.6Avg monthly observed
5.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.74×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 Pendleton Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.9%Housing insecurity
19.6%Utility shutoff threat
31.1%Food insecurity
26.1%SNAP enrollment
17.3%No health insurance
42.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pendleton Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pendleton Heights?
Pendleton Heights scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Pendleton Heights compare to Kansas City overall?
Pendleton Heights scores 1.1 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $912 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pendleton Heights?
Average gross rent in Pendleton Heights is $912/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pendleton Heights residents are renters?
62% of Pendleton Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 6,658 residents.
Q5
Is Pendleton Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Pendleton Heights sits in the 88th 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
Which tracts in Pendleton Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pendleton Heights is census tract 29095001000 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.4, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Pendleton Heights for landlords?
Pendleton Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Pendleton Heights?
Pendleton Heights has 6,132 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (36.9%), Hispanic / Latino (32.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
