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Southmoreland Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kansas City

Tract 29095006700 · Jackson County, MO · pop 1,414 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 29095006700 sits in the Southmoreland neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. It has a population of 1,414 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 51% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 22% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,164/month against a median household income of $52,347 — roughly 27% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.0
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 38% Owners 21%
Tract context
Occupied units786
Renter share79.1%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate28.8%
Median income$52,347

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Southmoreland
Moderate
Within parent city
84 th percentile
Rank — 84th percentileBottomTop
#27 of 163 tracts In Kansas City
High
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank — 76th percentileBottomTop
#55 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 39.0527, -94.5828 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southmoreland 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
28.8% poverty · this tract
7.2
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 Southmoreland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Southmoreland risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 006700Kansas City: 4.14.1Kansas Cityparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.84.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

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.

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)

  • 597Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 5.68%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.7%Peak (2003)
  • 29Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2003 — 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 290950067002003: 86 filings (9.73/100 renter HHs)2004: 50 filings (5.66/100 renter HHs)2005: 55 filings (9.20/100 renter HHs)2006: 52 filings (8.70/100 renter HHs)2007: 50 filings (8.36/100 renter HHs)2008: 32 filings (5.35/100 renter HHs)2009: 24 filings (4.01/100 renter HHs)2010: 34 filings (4.07/100 renter HHs)2011: 47 filings (5.18/100 renter HHs)2012: 37 filings (4.08/100 renter HHs)2013: 30 filings (3.31/100 renter HHs)2014: 42 filings (4.63/100 renter HHs)2015: 29 filings (3.20/100 renter HHs)2017: 29 filings (4.08/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 66% over the past 14 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 199Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.6Avg monthly (observed)
  • 2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.03×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 2 filings (0.47× baseline)2020-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 4 filings (1.60× baseline)2020-10-01: 3 filings (1.09× baseline)2020-11-01: 3 filings (1.50× baseline)2020-12-01: 5 filings (1.82× baseline)2021-01-01: 1 filings (0.24× baseline)2021-02-01: 3 filings (2.40× baseline)2021-03-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 4 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 3 filings (0.75× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 3 filings (1.09× baseline)2021-11-01: 3 filings (1.50× baseline)2021-12-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2022-01-01: 1 filings (0.24× baseline)2022-02-01: 3 filings (2.40× baseline)2022-03-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 4 filings (1.60× baseline)2022-05-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2022-06-01: 4 filings (1.14× baseline)2022-07-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-08-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-09-01: 5 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 4 filings (1.45× baseline)2022-11-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-12-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2023-01-01: 4 filings (0.94× baseline)2023-02-01: 2 filings (1.60× baseline)2023-03-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2023-05-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2023-06-01: 4 filings (1.14× baseline)2023-07-01: 6 filings (1.50× baseline)2023-08-01: 3 filings (0.75× baseline)2023-09-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-10-01: 3 filings (1.09× baseline)2023-11-01: 3 filings (1.50× baseline)2023-12-01: 4 filings (1.45× baseline)2024-01-01: 2 filings (0.47× baseline)2024-02-01: 3 filings (2.40× baseline)2024-03-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 5 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2024-06-01: 1 filings (0.29× baseline)2024-07-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2024-08-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2024-09-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2024-10-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2024-11-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2024-12-01: 7 filings (2.55× baseline)2025-01-01: 3 filings (0.71× baseline)2025-02-01: 7 filings (5.60× baseline)2025-03-01: 5 filings (5.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 5 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2025-06-01: 3 filings (0.86× baseline)2025-07-01: 4 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 3 filings (0.75× baseline)2025-09-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-10-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2025-11-01: 7 filings (3.50× baseline)2025-12-01: 4 filings (1.45× baseline)2026-01-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 29095006700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29095006700?

Census tract 29095006700 in the Southmoreland 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 29095006700?

Median gross rent is $1,164/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 29095006700?

28.8% of residents in tract 29095006700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,414.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 29095006700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 5th, minority 64th, housing 67th.

Q5

Is tract 29095006700 considered part of Southmoreland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29095006700 fall within Southmoreland (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29095006700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 597 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 29095006700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.68% of renter households, peaking at 9.7% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 29095006700 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.03× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City eviction risk, MO), 2020-2021.

Q8

What share of households in tract 29095006700 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.1% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q9

How does tract 29095006700 compare to Kansas City overall?

Tract 29095006700 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 29095006700 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.

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
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Key Coalition
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
Palestine East
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
South Town Fork Creek
6.3
/ 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
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6.3 / 10
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