Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Southern Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield
Tract 29077002502 · Greene County, MO · pop 4,999 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 29077002502 sits in the Southern Hills area of Springfield eviction risk, Missouri eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. It lands near the 28th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $831 monthly, set against $47,242 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units2,785
Renter share64.1%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate14.2%
Median income$47,242
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
73
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Springfield and the region
Centroid at 37.1719, -93.2331 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southern Hills scores 4.7
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
14.2% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$831 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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 Southern Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 8%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%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)
- 829Total filings over 9 yrs
- 6.35%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.4%Peak (2010)
- 81Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 9 months.
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.
- 10.6%Housing insecurity
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.1%Food insecurity
- 8.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.8%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 35.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southern Hills
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 3.6/10. 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 829 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 6.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.4% of renter households in 2010.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% 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 29077002502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29077002502?
Census tract 29077002502 in the Southern Hills 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 29077002502?
Median gross rent is $831/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29077002502?
14.2% of residents in tract 29077002502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,999.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29077002502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 57th, minority 8th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 29077002502 considered part of Southern Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29077002502 fall within Southern Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29077002502?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 829 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 29077002502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.35% of renter households, peaking at 8.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 29077002502 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.6% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29077002502 compare to Springfield overall?
Tract 29077002502 scores 4.7/10, 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.
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