Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
South Blue Valley Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kansas City
Tract 29095003400 · Jackson County, MO · pop 3,270 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
In South Blue Valley in Kansas City, census tract 29095003400 scores 6.3/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,018 a month while the average household earns $36,295 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,479
Renter share40.0%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate47.3%
Median income$36,295
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
94
th percentile
Very High
Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kansas City and the region
Centroid at 39.0798, -94.5247 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Blue Valley scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
47.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,018 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 South Blue Valley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%Housing & transportation
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.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 26%Grade C
- 74%Grade D · redlined
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
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)
- 1,081Total filings over 14 yrs
- 12.74%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.6%Peak (2006)
- 68Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 21% over the past 14 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 231Total filings 2020-21
- 3.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.63×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Kansas City, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 41.5%Housing insecurity
- 32.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 52.3%Food insecurity
- 48.6%SNAP enrollment
- 27.7%Transit barriers
- 30.3%No health insurance
- 25.7%Frequent mental distress
- 53.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Blue Valley
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Kansas City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jackson County average of 5.5 and above the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 41.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 32.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,081 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 12.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.6% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 29095003400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29095003400?
Census tract 29095003400 in the South Blue Valley neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 29095003400?
Median gross rent is $1,018/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29095003400?
47.3% of residents in tract 29095003400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,270.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29095003400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 90th, minority 85th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 29095003400 considered part of South Blue Valley?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29095003400 fall within South Blue Valley (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29095003400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,081 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 29095003400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.74% of renter households, peaking at 13.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 29095003400 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.63× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City eviction risk, MO), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 29095003400 struggle to pay rent?
About 41.5% 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. 32.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 29095003400 compare to Kansas City overall?
Tract 29095003400 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Kansas City at 3/10. 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 29095003400 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. 74% 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.
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