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West Plaza Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kansas City

Tract 29095007100 · Jackson County, MO · pop 3,334 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 29095007100 sits in the West Plaza neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. It has a population of 3,334 and an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). 36% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 17% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,535/month against a median household income of $80,304 — roughly 23% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 41% Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,941
Renter share64.3%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$80,304

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In West Plaza
Moderate
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank — 33th percentileBottomTop
#110 of 163 tracts In Kansas City
Low
Within county
25 th percentile
Rank — 25th percentileBottomTop
#171 of 227 tracts In Jackson County
Low
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank — 63th percentileBottomTop
#616 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kansas City and the region

Centroid at 39.0465, -94.6018 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Plaza scores 5.1

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
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,535 rent vs county FMR
6.4
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 West Plaza compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Plaza risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 007100Kansas City: 4.14.1Kansas Cityparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.84.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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)

  • 522Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 3.40%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.9%Peak (2005)
  • 18Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2003 — 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 290950071002003: 40 filings (3.10/100 renter HHs)2004: 46 filings (3.56/100 renter HHs)2005: 86 filings (7.89/100 renter HHs)2006: 47 filings (4.31/100 renter HHs)2007: 45 filings (4.13/100 renter HHs)2008: 33 filings (3.03/100 renter HHs)2009: 40 filings (3.67/100 renter HHs)2010: 31 filings (2.72/100 renter HHs)2011: 33 filings (3.35/100 renter HHs)2012: 23 filings (2.33/100 renter HHs)2013: 36 filings (3.65/100 renter HHs)2014: 23 filings (2.33/100 renter HHs)2015: 21 filings (2.13/100 renter HHs)2017: 18 filings (1.45/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 55% over the past 14 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 211Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.42×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2020-02-01: 3 filings (2.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 2 filings (1.33× baseline)2020-04-01: 2 filings (0.53× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2020-09-01: 2 filings (4.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 1 filings (0.29× baseline)2020-12-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 2 filings (0.53× baseline)2021-05-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 2 filings (1.60× baseline)2021-07-01: 3 filings (1.09× baseline)2021-08-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2021-09-01: 4 filings (8.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 6 filings (1.71× baseline)2021-12-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2022-01-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2022-02-01: 3 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 5 filings (3.33× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 5 filings (4.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2022-08-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2022-09-01: 3 filings (6.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 7 filings (2.33× baseline)2022-11-01: 4 filings (1.14× baseline)2022-12-01: 4 filings (2.29× baseline)2023-01-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2023-02-01: 3 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 5 filings (3.33× baseline)2023-04-01: 3 filings (0.80× baseline)2023-05-01: 7 filings (7.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 4 filings (3.20× baseline)2023-07-01: 5 filings (1.82× baseline)2023-08-01: 4 filings (1.60× baseline)2023-09-01: 5 filings (10.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 8 filings (2.67× baseline)2023-11-01: 7 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2024-01-01: 9 filings (5.14× baseline)2024-02-01: 2 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-03-01: 3 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 2 filings (0.53× baseline)2024-05-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 2 filings (1.60× baseline)2024-07-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2024-08-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2024-09-01: 11 filings (22.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 3 filings (0.86× baseline)2024-12-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2025-01-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2025-02-01: 4 filings (2.67× baseline)2025-03-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2025-04-01: 3 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-05-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 2 filings (1.60× baseline)2025-07-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2025-08-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2025-09-01: 2 filings (4.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2025-11-01: 2 filings (0.57× baseline)2025-12-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2026-01-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran above 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 29095007100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29095007100?

Census tract 29095007100 in the West Plaza neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 29095007100?

Median gross rent is $1,535/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 29095007100?

8.1% of residents in tract 29095007100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,334.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 29095007100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 3th, minority 36th, housing 83th.

Q5

Is tract 29095007100 considered part of West Plaza?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29095007100 fall within West Plaza (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29095007100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 522 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 29095007100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.40% of renter households, peaking at 7.9% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 29095007100 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.42× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City eviction risk, MO), 2020-2021.

Q8

What share of households in tract 29095007100 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.6% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q9

How does tract 29095007100 compare to Kansas City overall?

Tract 29095007100 scores 5.1/10 — 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 29095007100 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
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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
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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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