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Morris Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kansas City

Tract 20209044002 · Wyandotte County, KS · pop 3,345 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 20209044002 runs through the Morris area of Kansas City. With 3,345 residents, it scores 5.8/10 for landlords. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $922 a month against an average household income of $54,923 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 9% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,301
Renter share17.1%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate30.5%
Median income$54,923

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Morris
Very High
Within parent city
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 61 tracts In Kansas City
High
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 64 tracts In Wyandotte County
High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#74 of 829 tracts In Kansas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kansas City and the region

Centroid at 39.0766, -94.7629 · click any tract to drill in

Why Morris scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
30.5% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$922 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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.
Morris risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 044002Kansas City: 2.72.7Kansas Cityparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Morris

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.6/10. 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 above the Wyandotte County average of 5.2 and above the Kansas statewide average of 4.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.1% 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 20209044002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20209044002?

Census tract 20209044002 in the Morris neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 20209044002?

Median gross rent is $922/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 20209044002?

30.5% of residents in tract 20209044002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,345.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 20209044002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 96th, minority 51th, housing 65th.
Q5

Is tract 20209044002 considered part of Morris?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20209044002 fall within Morris (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 20209044002 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.5% 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. 16.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 20209044002 compare to Kansas City overall?

Tract 20209044002 scores 5.4/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kansas City

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

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