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Berkeley Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Emporia

Tract 20111000400 · Lyon County, KS · pop 3,145 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Here is how census tract 20111000400, in the Berkeley Hills area of Emporia eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.5/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,145. That is riskier than roughly 57% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $704 a month while the average household earns $34,000 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 73% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 38% Owners 27%

Tract context

Occupied units1,556

Renter share72.8%

SVI overall0.60

Poverty rate27.4%

Median income$34,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Emporia and the region

Centroid at 38.4113, -96.1853 · click any tract to drill in

Why Berkeley Hills scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Emporia

5.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.4

State political climate

Kansas legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

27.4% poverty · this tract

6.8

Supply constraint

$704 rent vs county FMR

3.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Emporia

4.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Emporia

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Emporia

6.2

How Berkeley Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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

83%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
86%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Berkeley Hills. 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.

16.7%Housing insecurity
13.0%Utility-shutoff threat
22.3%Food insecurity
15.0%SNAP enrollment
12.6%Transit barriers
13.5%No health insurance
21.9%Frequent mental distress
36.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Berkeley Hills

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Emporia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lyon County average of 4.5 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 16.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 60th 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 20111000400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20111000400?

Census tract 20111000400 in the Berkeley Hills neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 20111000400?

Median gross rent is $704/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 20111000400?

27.4% of residents in tract 20111000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,145.

How socially vulnerable is tract 20111000400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 2th, minority 49th, housing 86th.

Is tract 20111000400 considered part of Berkeley Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20111000400 fall within Berkeley Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 20111000400 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.7% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 20111000400 compare to Emporia overall?

Tract 20111000400 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Emporia at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Emporia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Emporia

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