1 census tracts · pop 4,071 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3.6–3.6
Asbury is a one-tract neighborhood of Mason City, IA and houses 4,071 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 14% against 24.8% citywide, putting Asbury 10.6% under its own city.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.6/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.2/10.
Court records for this tract carry 103 eviction filings. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 3.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.7% in 2015 against a 3.0% peak.
That places it #2 of 4 neighborhoods in Mason City. For a like-for-like read, Pine Hill and Fairways score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $65,957, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion.
Average gross rent runs $832, close to the Mason City average. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Asbury vs Mason CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority12%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Asbury
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
103Total filings (sum)
1.79%Avg annual filing rate
3.0%Peak year (2014)
2.66%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Asbury
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.3%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility shutoff threat
12.0%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
30.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Asbury
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Asbury?
Asbury scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 Asbury compare to Mason City overall?
Asbury scores 0.2 points higher than Mason City overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 14% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $832 vs $882.
Q3
What is the average rent in Asbury?
Average gross rent in Asbury is $832/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Asbury residents are renters?
33% of Asbury households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Mason City). The neighborhood has 4,071 residents.
Q5
Is Asbury a high social-vulnerability area?
Asbury sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Asbury for landlords?
Asbury carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 Mason City as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Asbury?
Asbury has 3,991 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.9%), Hispanic / Latino (5.4%), Other / Multiracial (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
