2 census tracts · pop 2,378 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 4–5.4
Swope Parkway-Elmwood is a 2-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, MO, population 2,378. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 57% against 30.0% citywide, putting Swope Parkway-Elmwood 27.3% over its own city.
31% 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 clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 30.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $873, 29% below the Kansas City average of $1,238. The poverty rate is 30%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.5/10.
Disability prevalence reaches 48.9% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4 to 5.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Court records carry 686 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Running hot is economic stress at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 100.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 8.2% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Swope Parkway-Elmwood vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Swope Parkway-Elmwood
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
686Total filings (sum)
9.76%Avg annual filing rate
100.0%Peak year (2010)
8.22%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
234Total filings 2020-21
3.0Avg monthly observed
3.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.84×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 Swope Parkway-Elmwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.0%Housing insecurity
25.4%Utility shutoff threat
36.3%Food insecurity
34.8%SNAP enrollment
12.8%No health insurance
48.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Swope Parkway-Elmwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Swope Parkway-Elmwood?
Swope Parkway-Elmwood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Swope Parkway-Elmwood compare to Kansas City overall?
Swope Parkway-Elmwood scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $873 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Swope Parkway-Elmwood?
Average gross rent in Swope Parkway-Elmwood is $873/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Swope Parkway-Elmwood residents are renters?
56% of Swope Parkway-Elmwood households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 2,378 residents.
Q5
Is Swope Parkway-Elmwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Swope Parkway-Elmwood sits in the 98th 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
Which tracts in Swope Parkway-Elmwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Swope Parkway-Elmwood is census tract 29095007802 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4 to 5.4, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Swope Parkway-Elmwood for landlords?
Swope Parkway-Elmwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Swope Parkway-Elmwood?
Swope Parkway-Elmwood has 2,500 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (80.1%), Hispanic / Latino (15.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
