2 census tracts · pop 5,715 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3.2–5.4
Center Grove is a 2-tract neighborhood of Dubuque, IA and houses 5,715 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 49% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Dubuque rate of 29.4%.
28% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.2 to 5.4, a 2.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 31 across 2 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 3.3% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.6% of adults, 8.2 points below the national rate.
Average gross rent is $856, 10% below the Dubuque average of $948. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Dubuque, it ranks #7 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 1.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, College Grandview District and West End District score within a fraction of it.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Center Grove vs DubuqueHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Center Grove
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
31Total filings (sum)
2.04%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak year (2015)
2.98%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Center Grove
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.9%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
5.4%No health insurance
27.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Center Grove
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Center Grove?
Center Grove scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Center Grove compare to Dubuque overall?
Center Grove scores 0.1 points higher than Dubuque overall (4/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $856 vs $948.
Q3
What is the average rent in Center Grove?
Average gross rent in Center Grove is $856/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Center Grove residents are renters?
34% of Center Grove households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Dubuque). The neighborhood has 5,715 residents.
Q5
Is Center Grove a high social-vulnerability area?
Center Grove sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Center Grove have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Center Grove is census tract 19061001202 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.2 to 5.4, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Center Grove for landlords?
Center Grove carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Dubuque as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Center Grove?
Center Grove has 5,541 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (92.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.4%), Other / Multiracial (2.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
