4 census tracts · pop 13,298 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3.8–4.5
Kenwood Park is a 4-tract neighborhood of Cedar Rapids, IA, population 13,298. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
39% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Cedar Rapids rate of 28.0%. 16% 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. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
Court records carry 880 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 16.2% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 5.9% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 8 mapped neighborhoods of Cedar Rapids, it ranks #4 by risk, the middle third.
For a like-for-like read, Kingston Village and Lincolnway Village score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.7 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $935, close to the Cedar Rapids average.
49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Kenwood Park vs Cedar RapidsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kenwood Park
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
880Total filings (sum)
7.84%Avg annual filing rate
16.2%Peak year (2006)
6.18%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kenwood Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.3%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility shutoff threat
15.3%Food insecurity
12.7%SNAP enrollment
7.9%No health insurance
30.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kenwood Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kenwood Park?
Kenwood Park scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Kenwood Park compare to Cedar Rapids overall?
Kenwood Park scores 1.0 points higher than Cedar Rapids overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $935 vs $967.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kenwood Park?
Average gross rent in Kenwood Park is $935/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kenwood Park residents are renters?
49% of Kenwood Park households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Cedar Rapids). The neighborhood has 13,298 residents.
Q5
Is Kenwood Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Kenwood Park sits in the 46th 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 Kenwood Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Kenwood Park is census tract 19113000800 (score 4.5/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 4.5, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Kenwood Park for landlords?
Kenwood Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Cedar Rapids as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Kenwood Park?
Kenwood Park has 13,440 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.8%), Other / Multiracial (7.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
