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Walden Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Iowa City

Tract 19103000401 · Johnson County, IA · pop 3,118 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 19103000401 (Walden Hills in Iowa City, Iowa) comes in at 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 57th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,117 a month while the average household earns $48,854 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 19% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,174
Renter share52.0%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate42.4%
Median income$48,854

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Walden Hills
Very High
Within parent city
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#6 of 19 tracts In Iowa City
Elevated
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#7 of 36 tracts In Johnson County
High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 896 tracts In Iowa
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Iowa City and the region

Centroid at 41.6511, -91.5798 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walden Hills scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Iowa City
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
42.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,117 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Iowa City
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Iowa City
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Iowa City
3.5

How Walden Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Walden Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 000401Iowa City: 2.82.8Iowa Cityparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Walden Hills. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Walden Hills

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 Iowa City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Johnson County average of 4.7 and above the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 19103000401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19103000401?

Census tract 19103000401 in the Walden Hills neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 19103000401?

Median gross rent is $1,117/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19103000401?

42.4% of residents in tract 19103000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,118.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19103000401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 91th, minority 73th, housing 60th.
Q5

Is tract 19103000401 considered part of Walden Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19103000401 fall within Walden Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 19103000401 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.6% 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. 13.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 19103000401 compare to Iowa City overall?

Tract 19103000401 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Iowa City at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Iowa 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 Iowa City

Top eight tracts in Iowa City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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