Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

West Central Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield

Tract 29077000101 · Greene County, MO · pop 1,095 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The West Central neighborhood of Springfield anchors census tract 29077000101, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #26,926 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,217 monthly, set against $34,167 in average yearly household income, roughly 43% of income at the averages. Renters make up 98% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 48% Owners 2%

Tract context

Occupied units678

Renter share97.9%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate49.4%

Median income$34,167

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 37.2073, -93.2954 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Central scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Springfield

3.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.0

State political climate

Missouri legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

49.4% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,217 rent vs county FMR

7.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Springfield

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Springfield

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Springfield

2.5

How West Central compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

87%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
43%Racial/ethnic minority
95%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
9%Grade C
32%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Central. 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.

17.6%Housing insecurity
15.2%Utility-shutoff threat
23.9%Food insecurity
22.7%SNAP enrollment
14.8%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
23.1%Frequent mental distress
43.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Central

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $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 Springfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Greene County average of 4.7 and above the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 32% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.2% 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 29077000101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29077000101?

Census tract 29077000101 in the West Central neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 29077000101?

Median gross rent is $1,217/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 29077000101?

49.4% of residents in tract 29077000101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,095.

How socially vulnerable is tract 29077000101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 12th, minority 43th, housing 95th.

Is tract 29077000101 considered part of West Central?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29077000101 fall within West Central (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 29077000101 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.6% 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. 15.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 29077000101 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 29077000101 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Springfield at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Springfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 29077000101 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 32% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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