1 census tracts · pop 1,357 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Squier Park maps to a single census tract in Kansas City, MO and houses 1,357 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $678, 45% below the Kansas City average of $1,238.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 22.8% 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.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 30.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 27% of renter households. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 8.6/10.
Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 13% 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.
The filing record is not thin: 554 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 31.9% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 14.7% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 66 neighborhoods in Kansas City.
57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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
Squier Park vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Squier Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
554Total filings (sum)
19.31%Avg annual filing rate
31.9%Peak year (2006)
14.65%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
187Total filings 2020-21
2.4Avg monthly observed
3.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.79×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 Squier Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.0%Housing insecurity
22.8%Utility shutoff threat
36.9%Food insecurity
33.3%SNAP enrollment
17.1%No health insurance
47.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Squier Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Squier Park?
Squier Park 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 Squier Park compare to Kansas City overall?
Squier Park scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $678 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Squier Park?
Average gross rent in Squier Park is $678/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Squier Park residents are renters?
57% of Squier Park households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 1,357 residents.
Q5
Is Squier Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Squier Park sits in the 69th 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 Squier Park for landlords?
Squier Park 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 Squier Park?
Squier Park has 1,307 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (48.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.2%), Other / Multiracial (14.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
