1 census tracts · pop 1,947 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Santa Fe is a one-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, MO, population 1,947. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 43%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
65% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Kansas City rate of 30.0%. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 48%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 43.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 43.6% of adults, 25.8 points above the national rate. At $865 a month, rents sit 30% under what the rest of Kansas City commands. Set annual rent against average household income of $31,136 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.4/10. 66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 589 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 17.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 12.5% in 2017 against a 17.0% peak.
That places it #1 of 66 neighborhoods in Kansas City.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Santa Fe vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Santa Fe
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
589Total filings (sum)
13.66%Avg annual filing rate
17.0%Peak year (2004)
12.50%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
215Total filings 2020-21
2.8Avg monthly observed
3.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.83×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 Santa Fe
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
34.9%Housing insecurity
30.2%Utility shutoff threat
43.6%Food insecurity
43.7%SNAP enrollment
15.0%No health insurance
52.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Santa Fe
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Santa Fe?
Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe compare to Kansas City overall?
Santa Fe scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $865 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Santa Fe?
Average gross rent in Santa Fe is $865/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Santa Fe residents are renters?
66% of Santa Fe households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 1,947 residents.
Q5
Is Santa Fe a high social-vulnerability area?
Santa Fe 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
How safe is Santa Fe for landlords?
Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe?
Santa Fe has 1,972 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (88.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (4.6%), Other / Multiracial (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
