Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Morris Eviction Risk: Lower , Kansas City
Tract 20209043802 · Wyandotte County, KS · pop 1,338 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 20209043802 (the Morris area of Kansas City, Kansas) comes in at 4.4/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 21% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 20% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,223 a month while the average household earns $79,643 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units540
Renter share18.5%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$79,643
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kansas City and the region
Centroid at 39.0563, -94.7339 · click any tract to drill in
Why Morris scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kansas City
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Kansas legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,223 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kansas City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kansas City
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kansas City
3.0
How Morris compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 18Total filings over 1 yrs
- 45.00%Avg annual filing rate
- 45.0%Peak (2016)
- 18Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Morris. 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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.2%Food insecurity
- 6.7%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 29.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Morris
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.1/10. 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 Kansas City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Wyandotte County average of 5.2 and in line with the Kansas statewide average of 4.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 18 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 45.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 45.0% of renter households in 2016.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 20209043802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20209043802?
Census tract 20209043802 in the Morris neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 20209043802?
Median gross rent is $1,223/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 20209043802?
10.7% of residents in tract 20209043802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,338.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 20209043802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 8th, minority 20th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 20209043802 considered part of Morris?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20209043802 fall within Morris (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 20209043802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 18 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 20209043802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 45.00% of renter households, peaking at 45.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 20209043802 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 20209043802 compare to Kansas City overall?
Tract 20209043802 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Kansas City at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kansas City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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