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Census Tract · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally

Kansas City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 29165030215 · Platte County, MO · pop 1,259 · 77% of tract blocks fall in Kansas City

29165030215 is a census tract in Kansas City, MO. It scores 3.7/10 for landlords. Severe burden reaches 41%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 9% Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units547
Renter share15.5%
SVI overall0.00
Poverty rate0.0%
Median income$95,478

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#113 of 163 tracts In Kansas City
Low
Within county
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 27 tracts In Platte County
Moderate
Within state
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#733 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Elevated
National
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#54,273 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kansas City and the region

Centroid at 39.2213, -94.6718 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kansas City scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Kansas City
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
0.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,969 rent vs county FMR
9.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kansas City
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kansas City
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kansas City
4.0

How Kansas City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kansas City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.73.7This tracttract 030215Kansas City: 4.04.0Kansas Cityparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 0

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kansas City

Average gross rent is $1,969, 59% above the Kansas City average. The voucher gap is 46.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.

The dominant input is supply constraint at 9.6/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1/10.

On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. SNAP participation runs 5.2% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 7.9% against 17.8% nationally.

Against Platte County at 36.4%, 41% of renters here are cost-burdened. Nationally it ranks #54,273 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Only 16% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Platte County average of 3.9 closely.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 29165030215

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29165030215?

Census tract 29165030215 in Kansas City scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 29165030215?

Median gross rent is $1,969/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 29165030215?

0.0% of residents in tract 29165030215 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,259.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 29165030215?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 0th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 6th, minority 36th, housing 0th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 29165030215 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.4% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 29165030215 compare to Kansas City overall?

Tract 29165030215 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Kansas City at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kansas City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kansas City

Top eight tracts in Kansas City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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