Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

Kechi Eviction Risk: Lower , Wichita

Tract 20173010113 · Sedgwick County, KS · pop 4,667 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

How risky is the Kechi area of Wichita for landlords? Census tract 20173010113 scores 3.8/10, the Lower tier. On the national scale it ranks #76,495 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,338 monthly, set against $104,489 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.7

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 13% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,849

Renter share20.3%

SVI overall0.25

Poverty rate4.5%

Median income$104,489

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wichita and the region

Centroid at 37.7915, -97.3027 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kechi scores 2.7

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

4.5% poverty · this tract

1.1

Supply constraint

$1,338 rent vs county FMR

8.4

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 Kechi compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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

23%Socioeconomic
34%Household composition
52%Racial/ethnic minority
28%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.

9.4%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
5.0%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
15.5%Frequent mental distress
24.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kechi

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.4/10. 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 20173010113

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20173010113?

Census tract 20173010113 in the Kechi neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 20173010113?

Median gross rent is $1,338/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 20173010113?

4.5% of residents in tract 20173010113 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,667.

How socially vulnerable is tract 20173010113?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 34th, minority 52th, housing 28th.

Is tract 20173010113 considered part of Kechi?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20173010113 fall within Kechi (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 20173010113 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.4% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 20173010113 compare to Wichita overall?

Tract 20173010113 scores 2.7/10, 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.