1 census tracts · pop 3,270 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
South Blue Valley is a one-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, MO, population 3,270. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Kansas City baseline of 30.0%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 36%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 47%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 48.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Set annual rent against average household income of $36,295 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Disability prevalence reaches 53.8% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,018, 18% below the Kansas City average of $1,238. The filing record is not thin: 1,081 evictions logged in this tract.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.6/10. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 13.6% of renter households.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. 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
South Blue Valley vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Blue Valley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,081Total filings (sum)
12.74%Avg annual filing rate
13.6%Peak year (2006)
16.83%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
231Total filings 2020-21
3.0Avg monthly observed
4.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.63×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City, MO).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Blue Valley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
41.5%Housing insecurity
32.7%Utility shutoff threat
52.3%Food insecurity
48.6%SNAP enrollment
30.3%No health insurance
53.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Blue Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Blue Valley?
South Blue Valley 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 South Blue Valley compare to Kansas City overall?
South Blue Valley scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,018 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Blue Valley?
Average gross rent in South Blue Valley is $1,018/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Blue Valley residents are renters?
40% of South Blue Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 3,270 residents.
Q5
Is South Blue Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
South Blue Valley sits in the 94th 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 South Blue Valley for landlords?
South Blue Valley 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 South Blue Valley?
South Blue Valley has 3,766 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (54%), Black (non-Hispanic) (34.1%), Other / Multiracial (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
