1 census tracts · pop 1,414 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Southmoreland maps to a single census tract in Kansas City, MO and houses 1,414 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 52% against 30.0% citywide, putting Southmoreland 21.5% over its own city.
This is a renter market: 79% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.2/10. The filing record is not thin: 597 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 9.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.1% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 66 mapped neighborhoods of Kansas City, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Eastern 49/63 and Independence Plaza score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,164, close to the Kansas City average.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $52,347.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southmoreland vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southmoreland
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
597Total filings (sum)
5.68%Avg annual filing rate
9.7%Peak year (2003)
4.08%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
199Total filings 2020-21
2.6Avg monthly observed
2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.03×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City, MO).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Southmoreland
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.1%Housing insecurity
11.3%Utility shutoff threat
16.3%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
9.5%No health insurance
33.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Southmoreland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southmoreland?
Southmoreland 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 Southmoreland compare to Kansas City overall?
Southmoreland scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,164 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southmoreland?
Average gross rent in Southmoreland is $1,164/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southmoreland residents are renters?
79% of Southmoreland households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 1,414 residents.
Q5
Is Southmoreland a high social-vulnerability area?
Southmoreland sits in the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Southmoreland for landlords?
Southmoreland 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 Southmoreland?
Southmoreland has 1,423 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.3%), Other / Multiracial (17.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
