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Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Cedar Rapids Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 19113002400 · Linn County, IA · pop 4,471

Cedar Rapids anchors census tract 19113002400, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 39th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $981 a month against an average household income of $52,833 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 19% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,808
Renter share35.3%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate18.5%
Median income$52,833

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 35 tracts In Cedar Rapids
High
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 54 tracts In Linn County
High
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#196 of 896 tracts In Iowa
High
National
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#39,389 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar Rapids and the region

Centroid at 41.9639, -91.7012 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cedar Rapids scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cedar Rapids
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
18.5% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$981 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cedar Rapids
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cedar Rapids
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cedar Rapids
2.5

How Cedar Rapids compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cedar Rapids risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.14.1This tracttract 002400Cedar Rapids: 2.42.4Cedar Rapidsparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg 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.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 241Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 8.39%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.1%Peak (2002)
  • 15Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 191130024002002: 51 filings (16.14/100 renter HHs)2004: 28 filings (8.86/100 renter HHs)2005: 35 filings (7.80/100 renter HHs)2006: 43 filings (9.58/100 renter HHs)2013: 34 filings (6.61/100 renter HHs)2014: 35 filings (6.81/100 renter HHs)2015: 15 filings (2.92/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 71% over the past 7 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cedar Rapids

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.9/10. 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 Cedar Rapids eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Linn 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 241 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 8.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.1% of renter households in 2002.

The tract is predominantly White 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 19113002400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19113002400?

Census tract 19113002400 in Cedar Rapids scores 4.1/10 (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 19113002400?

Median gross rent is $981/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19113002400?

18.5% of residents in tract 19113002400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,471.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19113002400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 84th, minority 48th, housing 72th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19113002400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 241 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 19113002400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.39% of renter households, peaking at 16.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 19113002400 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.3% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 19113002400 compare to Cedar Rapids overall?

Tract 19113002400 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Cedar Rapids at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cedar Rapids eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cedar Rapids

Top eight tracts in Cedar Rapids ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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