1 census tracts · pop 2,545 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3.6–3.6
Roanoke is a one-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, MO, population 2,545. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 41% against 30.0% citywide, putting Roanoke 11.0% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Average gross rent is $975, 21% below the Kansas City average of $1,238. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
The filing record is not thin: 253 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 6.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 4.6% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.3% of adults, 8.5 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 1.3% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #51 of 66 neighborhoods in Kansas City.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Roanoke vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Roanoke
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
253Total filings (sum)
2.74%Avg annual filing rate
4.6%Peak year (2007)
1.31%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
100Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.98×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 Roanoke
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.0%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility shutoff threat
9.3%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
6.7%No health insurance
27.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Roanoke
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Roanoke?
Roanoke scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 Roanoke compare to Kansas City overall?
Roanoke scores 0.4 points lower than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $975 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Roanoke?
Average gross rent in Roanoke is $975/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Roanoke residents are renters?
50% of Roanoke households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 2,545 residents.
Q5
Is Roanoke a high social-vulnerability area?
Roanoke sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Roanoke for landlords?
Roanoke carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Roanoke?
Roanoke has 2,535 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.4%), Hispanic / Latino (12.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
