Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Gardner Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 20091053703 · Johnson County, KS · pop 3,259 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Gardner
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 20091053703 in Gardner, KS reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,259. 54% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Johnson County average of 38.5%.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,426
Renter share57.4%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate11.5%
Median income$72,237
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gardner and the region
Centroid at 38.8024, -94.9207 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gardner scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gardner
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Kansas legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
11.5% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,236 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gardner
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gardner
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gardner
4.4
How Gardner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%Housing & transportation
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.
- 10.8%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.7%Food insecurity
- 6.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 8.2%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 27.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gardner
The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.9/10. It sits 1.6 points above the Johnson County average of 3.6. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10.
14% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. SNAP participation runs 6.1% against 15.2% nationally. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.9/10.
Food insecurity runs 10.7% against 17.8% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 65th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the KS average is 3.7, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter.
Average gross rent is $1,236, close to the Gardner average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 20091053703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20091053703?
Census tract 20091053703 in Gardner scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 20091053703?
Median gross rent is $1,236/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 20091053703?
11.5% of residents in tract 20091053703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,259.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 20091053703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 40th, minority 40th, housing 41th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 20091053703 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.8% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 20091053703 compare to Gardner overall?
Tract 20091053703 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Gardner at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gardner eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gardner
Top eight tracts in Gardner ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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