Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Merriam Grove Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 20091052101 · Johnson County, KS · pop 1,543 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Here is how census tract 20091052101, in Merriam Grove in Merriam eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 1,543. On the national scale it ranks #54,337 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $703 a month against an average household income of $64,375 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units708
Renter share39.5%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$64,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merriam and the region
Centroid at 39.0226, -94.6985 · click any tract to drill in
Why Merriam Grove scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Merriam
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Kansas legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$703 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Merriam
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Merriam
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Merriam
4.5
How Merriam Grove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%Housing & transportation
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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.7%Food insecurity
- 9.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 10.5%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 35.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Merriam Grove
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Merriam eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Johnson County average of 3.9 and above the Kansas statewide average of 4.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 20091052101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20091052101?
Census tract 20091052101 in the Merriam Grove neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 20091052101?
Median gross rent is $703/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 20091052101?
15.6% of residents in tract 20091052101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,543.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 20091052101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 45th, minority 27th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 20091052101 considered part of Merriam Grove?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20091052101 fall within Merriam Grove (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 20091052101 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 20091052101 compare to Merriam overall?
Tract 20091052101 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of Merriam at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Merriam eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Merriam
Top eight tracts in Merriam ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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