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Neighborhood · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally

Meador Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield

Tract 29077001302 · Greene County, MO · pop 2,302 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Tract 29077001302 sits in the Meador Park area of Springfield eviction risk, MO, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. It is home to 2,302 residents. The severe-burden share is 30%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
4.7
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 neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Meador Park
Moderate
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 62 tracts In Springfield
Elevated
Within county
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#22 of 78 tracts In Greene County
Elevated
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#337 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
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 4.7

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
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.
Meador Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.7This tracttract 0013023.4Springfieldparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg 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)

  • 822Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 8.78%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.9%Peak (2013)
  • 70Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 29077001302
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Meador Park

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. 83% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 2/10.

Against Greene County at 41.2%, about half of renters here are cost-burdened. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.9/10. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

It sits 1.0 points above the Greene County average of 3.7. Court records carry 822 eviction filings across 9 observed years. At $848 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Springfield commands.

Filings peaked in 2013 at 12.9% of renter households. In a typical year about 8.8% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #37,882 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

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 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
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 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Springfield at 3.4/10. 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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