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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Meador Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield

Tract 29077001301 · Greene County, MO · pop 2,514 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 29077001301 belongs to the Meador Park area of Springfield, Missouri. It is home to 2,514 residents and scores $1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #51,740 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,074 monthly, set against $41,274 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 26% Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,295
Renter share58.6%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate16.5%
Median income$41,274

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Meador Park
Very Low
Within parent city
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#25 of 62 tracts In Springfield
Elevated
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 78 tracts In Greene County
Elevated
Within state
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#341 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 37.1634, -93.2857 · click any tract to drill in

Why Meador Park scores 5

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
16.5% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,074 rent vs county FMR
5.8
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 Meador Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Meador Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 001301Springfield: 2.52.5Springfieldparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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)

  • 277Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 5.40%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.7%Peak (2014)
  • 21Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 290770013012009: 32 filings (5.20/100 renter HHs)2010: 24 filings (4.86/100 renter HHs)2011: 27 filings (4.68/100 renter HHs)2012: 33 filings (5.72/100 renter HHs)2013: 44 filings (7.63/100 renter HHs)2014: 50 filings (8.67/100 renter HHs)2015: 27 filings (4.68/100 renter HHs)2016: 19 filings (3.40/100 renter HHs)2017: 21 filings (3.76/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 34% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Meador Park. 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 Meador Park

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.8/10. 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 14.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 277 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 5.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.7% of renter households in 2014.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 29077001301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29077001301?

Census tract 29077001301 in the Meador Park neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 29077001301?

Median gross rent is $1,074/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 29077001301?

16.5% of residents in tract 29077001301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,514.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 29077001301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 58th, minority 46th, housing 44th.
Q5

Is tract 29077001301 considered part of Meador Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29077001301 fall within Meador Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29077001301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 277 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 29077001301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.40% of renter households, peaking at 8.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 29077001301 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.4% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 29077001301 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 29077001301 scores 5/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Springfield

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

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