Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Mason City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 19033950202 · Cerro Gordo County, IA · pop 4,084 · 88% of tract blocks fall in Mason City
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 19033950202 (Mason City, Iowa) comes in at 4.2/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 16th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $756 monthly, set against $66,500 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,846
Renter share24.1%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate15.4%
Median income$66,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mason City and the region
Centroid at 43.1727, -93.2549 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mason City scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mason City
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.7
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
15.4% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$756 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mason City
1.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mason City
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mason City
3.0
How Mason City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 9.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.3%Food insecurity
- 10.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 16.0%Frequent mental distress
- 32.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mason City
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 3.8/10. 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 Mason City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cerro Gordo County average of 3.9 and in line with the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 19033950202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19033950202?
Census tract 19033950202 in Mason City scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 19033950202?
Median gross rent is $756/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19033950202?
15.4% of residents in tract 19033950202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,084.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19033950202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 43th, minority 13th, housing 30th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 19033950202 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.0% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 19033950202 compare to Mason City overall?
Tract 19033950202 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Mason City at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mason City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mason City
Top eight tracts in Mason City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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