Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Meador Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield
Tract 29077001302 · Greene County, MO · pop 2,302 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 29077001302 covers the Meador Park neighborhood of Springfield, home to 2,302 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 38th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $848 monthly, set against $37,121 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 83% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41%
Stable renters 42%
Owners 17%
Tract context
Occupied units1,484
Renter share83.0%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate20.3%
Median income$37,121
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Springfield and the region
Centroid at 37.1563, -93.2867 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meador Park scores 5.3
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
20.3% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$848 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%Housing & transportation
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)
- 822Total filings over 9 yrs
- 8.78%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.9%Peak (2013)
- 70Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 16% 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.
- 14.3%Housing insecurity
- 10.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.7%Food insecurity
- 15.2%SNAP enrollment
- 11.7%Transit barriers
- 11.4%No health insurance
- 20.5%Frequent mental distress
- 42.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Meador Park
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.1/10. 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 822 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 8.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.9% of renter households in 2013.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.9% 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 29077001302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29077001302?
Census tract 29077001302 in the Meador Park neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 29077001302?
Median gross rent is $848/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29077001302?
20.3% of residents in tract 29077001302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,302.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29077001302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 66th, minority 34th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 29077001302 considered part of Meador Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29077001302 fall within Meador Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29077001302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 822 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 29077001302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.78% of renter households, peaking at 12.9% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 29077001302 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.3% 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. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29077001302 compare to Springfield overall?
Tract 29077001302 scores 5.3/10, 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.
Tract · MO
Phelps Grove/University Heights
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
West Central
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
Tom Watkins
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
Robberson
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
Rountree/Walnut
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
West Central
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
Westside
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
Heart of the Westside
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Related