Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Oak Park Northwest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kansas City
Tract 29095005602 · Jackson County, MO · pop 1,204 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.9/10 for census tract 29095005602 reflects conditions in the Oak Park Northwest area of Kansas City, Missouri. On the national scale it ranks #24,040 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,138 a month against an average household income of $45,489 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units527
Renter share49.1%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate24.4%
Median income$45,489
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kansas City and the region
Centroid at 39.0589, -94.5488 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oak Park Northwest scores 4.8
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
24.4% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$1,138 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 Oak Park Northwest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
- 100%Grade C
- 0%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)
- 534Total filings over 14 yrs
- 14.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.2%Peak (2007)
- 43Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 43% over the past 14 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 190Total filings 2020-21
- 2.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.86×Ratio to 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 Oak Park Northwest. 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.
- 30.0%Housing insecurity
- 23.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.3%Food insecurity
- 29.8%SNAP enrollment
- 18.0%Transit barriers
- 14.1%No health insurance
- 21.6%Frequent mental distress
- 44.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oak Park Northwest
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.1/10. 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.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 534 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 14.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 19.2% of renter households in 2007.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29095005602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29095005602?
Census tract 29095005602 in the Oak Park Northwest neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 29095005602?
Median gross rent is $1,138/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29095005602?
24.4% of residents in tract 29095005602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,204.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29095005602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 76th, minority 93th, housing 62th.
Q5
Is tract 29095005602 considered part of Oak Park Northwest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29095005602 fall within Oak Park Northwest (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29095005602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 534 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 29095005602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.80% of renter households, peaking at 19.2% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 29095005602 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.86× 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 29095005602 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.0% 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. 23.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 29095005602 compare to Kansas City overall?
Tract 29095005602 scores 4.8/10, 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 29095005602 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% 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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