Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally
Mark Twain Eviction Risk: Lower , Springfield
Tract 29077001402 · Greene County, MO · pop 1,888 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
29077001402 is a census tract in the Mark Twain area of Springfield, MO. It scores 3.5/10 for landlords. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 42%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,052
Renter share59.7%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate11.4%
Median income$49,269
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
39
th percentile
Low
Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Springfield and the region
Centroid at 37.1564, -93.3065 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mark Twain scores 3.5
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
11.4% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$956 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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 Mark Twain compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 3%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Mark Twain. 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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.7%Food insecurity
- 8.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.8%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 34.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mark Twain
Against Greene County at 41.2%, 29% of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 2/10.
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.9/10. 13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. SNAP participation runs 8.1% against 15.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #57,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
It tracks the Greene County average of 3.7 closely. Average gross rent is $956, close to the Springfield average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $49,269.
60% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 29077001402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29077001402?
Census tract 29077001402 in the Mark Twain neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 29077001402?
Median gross rent is $956/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29077001402?
11.4% of residents in tract 29077001402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,888.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29077001402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 3th, minority 38th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 29077001402 considered part of Mark Twain?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29077001402 fall within Mark Twain (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 29077001402 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 29077001402 compare to Springfield overall?
Tract 29077001402 scores 3.5/10, right in line with 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.
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