2 census tracts · pop 7,497 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Capitol View takes in 2 census tracts of Iowa City, IA and houses 7,497 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 39%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Iowa City baseline of 37.0%, 63% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The poverty rate is 29%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. On the high side is economic stress at 7.2/10. Filings are well documented here: 72 across 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 1.9% of renter households. That places it #1 of 4 neighborhoods in Iowa City.
Judgments average 0.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Manville Heights and Walden Hills score within a fraction of it. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,074, close to the Iowa City average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $54,017.
With little internal variation, 5.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Capitol View vs Iowa CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%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 Capitol View
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
72Total filings (sum)
1.21%Avg annual filing rate
1.9%Peak year (2015)
1.23%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Capitol View
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.0%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility shutoff threat
14.0%Food insecurity
10.9%SNAP enrollment
7.1%No health insurance
25.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Capitol View
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Capitol View?
Capitol View scores 5.4/10 (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 Capitol View compare to Iowa City overall?
Capitol View scores 1.4 points higher than Iowa City overall (4/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,074 vs $1,094.
Q3
What is the average rent in Capitol View?
Average gross rent in Capitol View is $1,074/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Capitol View residents are renters?
68% of Capitol View households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Iowa City). The neighborhood has 7,497 residents.
Q5
Is Capitol View a high social-vulnerability area?
Capitol View sits in the 39th 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 Capitol View have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Capitol View is census tract 19103002300 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Capitol View for landlords?
Capitol View carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Iowa City as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Capitol View?
Capitol View has 7,260 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.2%), Hispanic / Latino (7.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
