Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Cedar Rapids Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 19113003006 · Linn County, IA · pop 4,967 · 41% of tract blocks fall in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids in Linn County is where census tract 19113003006 sits, home to 4,967 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #62,269 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $627 a month against an average household income of $88,245 a year, roughly 9% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 8% Owners 83%

Tract context

Occupied units1,952

Renter share17.3%

SVI overall0.18

Poverty rate6.4%

Median income$88,245

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar Rapids and the region

Centroid at 41.9311, -91.7502 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cedar Rapids scores 2.5

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

6.4% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$627 rent vs county FMR

1.3

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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

16%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
30%Racial/ethnic minority
42%Housing & transportation

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.

8.7%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
10.8%Food insecurity
8.3%SNAP enrollment
6.0%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
27.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cedar Rapids

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 2.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 in line with the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 19113003006

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19113003006?

Census tract 19113003006 in Cedar Rapids scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 19113003006?

Median gross rent is $627/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19113003006?

6.4% of residents in tract 19113003006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,967.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19113003006?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 14th, minority 30th, housing 42th.

What share of households in tract 19113003006 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.7% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 19113003006 compare to Cedar Rapids overall?

Tract 19113003006 scores 2.5/10, right in line with 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.