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Brenner Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kansas City

Tract 20209044302 · Wyandotte County, KS · pop 1,971 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 20209044302 belongs to Brenner Heights in Kansas City, Kansas. It is home to 1,971 residents and scores 5.4/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 53rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,327 monthly, set against $47,467 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 13% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units715
Renter share41.4%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate13.6%
Median income$47,467

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Brenner Heights
Very High
Within parent city
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#32 of 61 tracts In Kansas City
Moderate
Within county
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#32 of 64 tracts In Wyandotte County
Moderate
Within state
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#239 of 829 tracts In Kansas
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kansas City and the region

Centroid at 39.1397, -94.7199 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brenner Heights scores 4.3

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
13.6% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,327 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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 Brenner Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Brenner Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.34.3This tracttract 044302Kansas City: 2.72.7Kansas Cityparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

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)

  • 24Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 10.76%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.8%Peak (2016)
  • 24Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Brenner Heights. 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 Brenner Heights

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.9/10. 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 about the same as 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 79th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 20209044302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20209044302?

Census tract 20209044302 in the Brenner Heights neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 20209044302?

Median gross rent is $1,327/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 20209044302?

13.6% of residents in tract 20209044302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,971.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 20209044302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 73th, minority 79th, housing 54th.
Q5

Is tract 20209044302 considered part of Brenner Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20209044302 fall within Brenner Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 20209044302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 24 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 20209044302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.76% of renter households, peaking at 10.8% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 20209044302 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.1% 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. 15.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 20209044302 compare to Kansas City overall?

Tract 20209044302 scores 4.3/10, 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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