1 census tracts · pop 2,156 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–5.9
Watertown maps to a single census tract in East Moline, IL, population 2,156. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a East Moline baseline of 29.4%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Food insecurity affects 34.6% of adults, 16.8 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.5/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10.
At $768 a month, rents sit 12% under what the rest of East Moline commands. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Watertown vs East MolineHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Watertown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.5%Housing insecurity
17.3%Utility shutoff threat
34.6%Food insecurity
35.9%SNAP enrollment
19.7%No health insurance
39.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Watertown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Watertown?
Watertown scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Watertown compare to East Moline overall?
Watertown scores 1.4 points higher than East Moline overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $768 vs $868.
Q3
What is the average rent in Watertown?
Average gross rent in Watertown is $768/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Watertown residents are renters?
33% of Watertown households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in East Moline). The neighborhood has 2,156 residents.
Q5
Is Watertown a high social-vulnerability area?
Watertown sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Watertown for landlords?
Watertown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to East Moline as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Watertown?
Watertown has 2,067 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44.2%), Hispanic / Latino (33.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
