Eviction Risk in Tom Watkins , Springfield
Tract 29077003300 · Greene County, MO · pop 3,386 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 29077003300 sits in the Tom Watkins neighborhood of Springfield, Missouri. It has a population of 3,386 and an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). 54% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 35% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $850/month against a median household income of $29,148 — roughly 35% rent-to-income at the medians.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 3,565 residents. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (Table B03002, tract level).
- Hispanic / Latino 10.9%
- White (non-Hispanic) 78.7%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 4%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.6%
- Other / Multiracial 5.8%
How the 5.6/10 score is composed
| Signal | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Filing rate (county) | 7.9 | Eviction Lab via counties |
| State political climate | 2.1 | states.state_political_baseline |
| Regional political climate | 4.0 | 2024 county presidential margin |
| Local political climate | 3.5 | Springfield (inherited) |
| Rent control risk | 1.0 | Springfield (inherited) |
| Eviction process difficulty | 2.5 | state law |
| Tenant organizing strength | 2.0 | Springfield (inherited) |
| Housing court bias | 2.5 | Springfield (inherited) |
| Economic stress (tract) | 10.0 | this tract poverty rate |
| Supply constraint (tract) | 3.5 | tract rent vs county FMR |
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%Housing & transportation
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.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 675Total filings over 9 yrs
- 9.93%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.5%Peak (2017)
- 95Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 22.5%Housing insecurity
- 18.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.8%Food insecurity
- 30.3%SNAP enrollment
- 17.1%Transit barriers
- 14.9%No health insurance
- 24.2%Frequent mental distress
- 49.7%Any disability
Dominant grade: D — hazardous — formally redlined; mortgage applications routinely denied
Approximately 17% of this tract's area was graded by Home Owners' Loan Corporation appraisers in Springfield. Source: Mapping Inequality (Nelson, Winling, Marciano, Connolly et al., University of Richmond) — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- 0.0%A (Best)
- 0.0%B (Desirable)
- 0.0%C (Declining)
- 17.4%D (Redlined)
Redlining is correlated with present-day eviction-filing rates, lower home-ownership, and greater rent burden — see Aaronson, Hartley & Mazumder (FRB Chicago, 2021). The shading above reflects 90-year-old appraisals; it is historical context, not a current credit signal.
About tract 29077003300
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29077003300?
Census tract 29077003300 in the Tom Watkins neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty signals.
What is the median rent in tract 29077003300?
Median gross rent is $850/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What is the poverty rate in tract 29077003300?
40.2% of residents in tract 29077003300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,386.
How socially vulnerable is tract 29077003300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 72th, minority 36th, housing 67th.
Is tract 29077003300 considered part of Tom Watkins?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29077003300 fall within Tom Watkins (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29077003300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 675 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 29077003300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.93% of renter households, peaking at 11.5% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
What share of households in tract 29077003300 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.5% 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. 18.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Was tract 29077003300 redlined?
The dominant 1930s HOLC grade across this tract is D (Hazardous / redlined). Roughly 17% of the tract's area sits inside historically redlined (grade-D) zones drawn by Home Owners' Loan Corporation appraisers in Springfield. Source: Mapping Inequality, University of Richmond.