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Independence Plaza Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kansas City

Tract 29095001800 · Jackson County, MO · pop 2,582 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 29095001800 sits in the Independence Plaza neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. It has a population of 2,582 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 64% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 52% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,164/month against a median household income of $37,372 — roughly 37% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.0
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 22% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,141
Renter share61.9%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate27.0%
Median income$37,372

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 2 tracts In Independence Plaza
Very Low
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank — 83th percentileBottomTop
#28 of 163 tracts In Kansas City
High
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank — 78th percentileBottomTop
#50 of 227 tracts In Jackson County
High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank — 91th percentileBottomTop
#149 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kansas City and the region

Centroid at 39.1023, -94.5443 · click any tract to drill in

Why Independence Plaza scores 6.0

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Kansas City
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
27.0% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$1,164 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kansas City
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kansas City
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kansas City
4.0

How Independence Plaza compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Independence Plaza risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 001800Kansas City: 4.14.1Kansas Cityparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.84.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D — Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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)

  • 952Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 11.23%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.5%Peak (2008)
  • 73Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2003 — 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 290950018002003: 64 filings (8.38/100 renter HHs)2004: 70 filings (9.16/100 renter HHs)2005: 83 filings (13.65/100 renter HHs)2006: 84 filings (13.82/100 renter HHs)2007: 84 filings (13.82/100 renter HHs)2008: 88 filings (14.47/100 renter HHs)2009: 73 filings (12.01/100 renter HHs)2010: 54 filings (9.29/100 renter HHs)2011: 51 filings (8.50/100 renter HHs)2012: 69 filings (11.50/100 renter HHs)2013: 60 filings (10.00/100 renter HHs)2014: 42 filings (7.00/100 renter HHs)2015: 57 filings (9.50/100 renter HHs)2017: 73 filings (16.08/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 14 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 275Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.6Avg monthly (observed)
  • 4.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.85×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 8 filings (1.78× baseline)2020-02-01: 4 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 2 filings (0.42× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 2 filings (0.44× baseline)2020-06-01: 3 filings (0.71× baseline)2020-07-01: 3 filings (0.50× baseline)2020-08-01: 6 filings (1.14× baseline)2020-09-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2020-10-01: 3 filings (0.71× baseline)2020-11-01: 6 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 2 filings (0.44× baseline)2021-01-01: 1 filings (0.22× baseline)2021-02-01: 5 filings (1.25× baseline)2021-03-01: 2 filings (0.42× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 3 filings (0.67× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (0.24× baseline)2021-07-01: 5 filings (0.83× baseline)2021-08-01: 2 filings (0.38× baseline)2021-09-01: 8 filings (2.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 6 filings (1.41× baseline)2021-11-01: 3 filings (0.50× baseline)2021-12-01: 8 filings (1.78× baseline)2022-01-01: 9 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 4 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 9 filings (1.89× baseline)2022-04-01: 5 filings (2.86× baseline)2022-05-01: 7 filings (1.56× baseline)2022-06-01: 1 filings (0.24× baseline)2022-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 6 filings (1.14× baseline)2022-09-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-10-01: 3 filings (0.71× baseline)2022-11-01: 2 filings (0.33× baseline)2022-12-01: 1 filings (0.22× baseline)2023-01-01: 3 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-02-01: 5 filings (1.25× baseline)2023-03-01: 4 filings (0.84× baseline)2023-04-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2023-05-01: 6 filings (1.33× baseline)2023-06-01: 6 filings (1.41× baseline)2023-07-01: 7 filings (1.17× baseline)2023-08-01: 1 filings (0.19× baseline)2023-09-01: 4 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 6 filings (1.41× baseline)2023-11-01: 3 filings (0.50× baseline)2023-12-01: 6 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2024-03-01: 8 filings (1.68× baseline)2024-04-01: 5 filings (2.86× baseline)2024-05-01: 5 filings (1.11× baseline)2024-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 3 filings (0.50× baseline)2024-08-01: 3 filings (0.57× baseline)2024-09-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2024-10-01: 6 filings (1.41× baseline)2024-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 1 filings (0.22× baseline)2025-01-01: 7 filings (1.56× baseline)2025-02-01: 3 filings (0.75× baseline)2025-03-01: 6 filings (1.26× baseline)2025-04-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2025-05-01: 2 filings (0.44× baseline)2025-06-01: 1 filings (0.24× baseline)2025-07-01: 5 filings (0.83× baseline)2025-08-01: 10 filings (1.90× baseline)2025-09-01: 5 filings (1.25× baseline)2025-10-01: 2 filings (0.47× baseline)2025-11-01: 4 filings (0.67× baseline)2025-12-01: 2 filings (0.44× baseline)2026-01-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Kansas City, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Independence Plaza. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Tract · MO
Independence Plaza
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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.

Frequently asked

About tract 29095001800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29095001800?

Census tract 29095001800 in the Independence Plaza neighborhood scores 6.0/10 (Elevated 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 29095001800?

Median gross rent is $1,164/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 29095001800?

27.0% of residents in tract 29095001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,582.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 29095001800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 87th, minority 83th, housing 98th.

Q5

Is tract 29095001800 considered part of Independence Plaza?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29095001800 fall within Independence Plaza (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29095001800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 952 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 29095001800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.23% of renter households, peaking at 14.5% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 29095001800 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.85× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City eviction risk, MO), 2020-2021.

Q8

What share of households in tract 29095001800 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.7% 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. 21.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q9

How does tract 29095001800 compare to Kansas City overall?

Tract 29095001800 scores 6.0/10 — higher than the parent city of Kansas City at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kansas City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Q10

Was tract 29095001800 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 100% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kansas City

Top eight tracts in Kansas City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

Tract · MO
Ivanhoe Northeast
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
North Indian Mound
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
South Blue Valley
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
Santa Fe
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
Beacon Hill
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
Key Coalition
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
Palestine East
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
South Town Fork Creek
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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