2 census tracts · pop 6,191 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Beaverdale takes in 2 census tracts of Des Moines, IA, population 6,191. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 63% against 29.6% citywide, putting Beaverdale 33.7% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10.
Court records carry 211 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Food insecurity affects 8.2% of adults, 9.6 points below the national rate.
SNAP participation is 6.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,224, 12% above the Des Moines average of $1,090. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 17.6% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.4% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #38 of 44 neighborhoods in Des Moines.
Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Beaverdale vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Beaverdale
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
211Total filings (sum)
3.21%Avg annual filing rate
17.6%Peak year (2011)
1.36%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Beaverdale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.3%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
8.1%Food insecurity
6.2%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
23.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Beaverdale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Beaverdale?
Beaverdale scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Beaverdale compare to Des Moines overall?
Beaverdale scores 0.4 points lower than Des Moines overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,224 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Beaverdale?
Average gross rent in Beaverdale is $1,224/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Beaverdale residents are renters?
23% of Beaverdale households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 6,191 residents.
Q5
Is Beaverdale a high social-vulnerability area?
Beaverdale sits in the 35th 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 Beaverdale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Beaverdale is census tract 19153000802 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Beaverdale for landlords?
Beaverdale carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Des Moines as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Beaverdale?
Beaverdale has 6,066 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.7%), Hispanic / Latino (3.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
