Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
West Central Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield
Tract 29077000501 · Greene County, MO · pop 2,367 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
West Central in Springfield is where census tract 29077000501 sits, home to 2,367 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.9/10. That is riskier than about 35% of US census tracts.
About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $855 monthly, set against $38,636 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,052
Renter share62.2%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate25.7%
Median income$38,636
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
77
th percentile
High
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Springfield and the region
Centroid at 37.2023, -93.3090 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Central scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
25.7% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$855 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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
- 26%Grade C
- 56%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.
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)
- 760Total filings over 9 yrs
- 11.69%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.0%Peak (2017)
- 105Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 9 months.
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.
- 18.8%Housing insecurity
- 14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.1%Food insecurity
- 20.2%SNAP enrollment
- 13.9%Transit barriers
- 12.3%No health insurance
- 22.9%Frequent mental distress
- 41.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Central
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.4/10. 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 Springfield 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 Greene County average of 4.7 and in line with the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 760 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 11.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.0% of renter households in 2017.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29077000501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29077000501?
Census tract 29077000501 in the West Central neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 29077000501?
Median gross rent is $855/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29077000501?
25.7% of residents in tract 29077000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,367.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29077000501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 58th, minority 43th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 29077000501 considered part of West Central?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29077000501 fall within West Central (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29077000501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 760 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 29077000501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.69% of renter households, peaking at 15.0% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 29077000501 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.8% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29077000501 compare to Springfield overall?
Tract 29077000501 scores 5.6/10, 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.
Q9
Was tract 29077000501 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. 56% 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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Top eight tracts in Springfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6.2
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6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.1
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