Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Riverside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wichita

Tract 20173008500 · Sedgwick County, KS · pop 2,299 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

With a score of 3.6/10, tract 20173008500 in Riverside in Wichita ranks in the Lower tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,299 residents. It lands near the 6th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

32% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $865 monthly, set against $58,344 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 30% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units1,051

Renter share43.6%

SVI overall0.62

Poverty rate11.1%

Median income$58,344

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wichita and the region

Centroid at 37.7146, -97.3723 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverside scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wichita

3.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.4

State political climate

Kansas legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

11.1% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$865 rent vs county FMR

3.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wichita

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wichita

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wichita

2.5

How Riverside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

37%Socioeconomic
80%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
70%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Riverside. 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.

11.1%Housing insecurity
8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
13.7%Food insecurity
7.7%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
10.8%No health insurance
15.9%Frequent mental distress
33.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Riverside

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wichita eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Sedgwick County average of 4.2 and below the Kansas statewide average of 4.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 62nd 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 20173008500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20173008500?

Census tract 20173008500 in the Riverside neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 20173008500?

Median gross rent is $865/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 20173008500?

11.1% of residents in tract 20173008500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,299.

How socially vulnerable is tract 20173008500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 80th, minority 59th, housing 70th.

Is tract 20173008500 considered part of Riverside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20173008500 fall within Riverside (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 20173008500 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.1% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 20173008500 compare to Wichita overall?

Tract 20173008500 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Wichita at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wichita eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wichita

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