Skip to content
Neighborhood · Kansas City, MO

Vineyard Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,905 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 5.6–5.6

Vineyard is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Kansas City with 1 census tract and a population of 3,905 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 41% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 22% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,077/month sits 13% lower than the Kansas City citywide median ($1,238).

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Vineyard vs Kansas City How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
41.4% +38%
Kansas City: 30.0%
Average gross rent
$1,077 -13%
Kansas City: $1,238
Average HH income
$43,618 -41%
Kansas City: $73,865
Poverty rate
23.6% +62%
Kansas City: 14.6%
Renter share
62.7% +41%
Kansas City: 44.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Vineyard and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.6–5.6

Why Vineyard scores 5.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Rent control risk
41% of income on rent · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
63% renter households · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Economic stress
23.6% below poverty line · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Risk score comparison

Vineyard vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Vineyard score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Vineyard: 5.65.6VineyardNeighborhoodParent city: 4.14.1Parent cityhost cityState: 4.74.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Vineyard

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
29095017100 5.6 3,905 41% $1,077
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 66

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 57%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 70%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Vineyard

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,734Total filings (sum)
  • 19.29%Avg annual filing rate
  • 29.3%Peak year (2011)
  • 12.47%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 412Total filings 2020-21
  • 5.4Avg monthly observed
  • 7.9Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.68×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 Vineyard

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Vineyard

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Vineyard?

Vineyard scores 5.6/10 (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 Vineyard compare to Kansas City overall?

Vineyard scores 1.5 points higher than Kansas City overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $1,077 vs $1,238.

Q3

What is the average rent in Vineyard?

Median gross rent in Vineyard is $1,077/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Vineyard residents are renters?

63% of Vineyard households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 3,905 residents.

Q5

Is Vineyard a high social-vulnerability area?

Vineyard sits in the 66th 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 Vineyard for landlords?

Vineyard carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 (4.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Vineyard?

Vineyard has 3,511 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (85%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.2%), Other / Multiracial (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Vineyard

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Kansas City

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Vineyard.

Zoom out

Up the geography chain · or explore further