3 census tracts · pop 15,093 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–4.7
Brook Run is a 3-tract neighborhood of Des Moines, IA and houses 15,093 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.9/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.7, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. 36% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Des Moines rate of 29.6%. Severe burden reaches 14%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 154 eviction filings.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,236, 13% above the Des Moines average of $1,090. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 9.8% of renter households.
Among the 44 mapped neighborhoods of Des Moines, it ranks #31 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 3.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Only 25% 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. The closest comparables inside the same city are Pioneer Park and East Village.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Brook Run vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Brook Run
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
154Total filings (sum)
7.73%Avg annual filing rate
9.8%Peak year (2015)
9.75%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brook Run
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.0%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
13.6%Food insecurity
11.6%SNAP enrollment
7.9%No health insurance
29.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brook Run
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brook Run?
Brook Run scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Brook Run compare to Des Moines overall?
Brook Run scores 0.4 points higher than Des Moines overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,236 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brook Run?
Average gross rent in Brook Run is $1,236/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brook Run residents are renters?
25% of Brook Run households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 15,093 residents.
Q5
Is Brook Run a high social-vulnerability area?
Brook Run sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Brook Run have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Brook Run is census tract 19153010707 (score 4.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.7, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Brook Run for landlords?
Brook Run carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Brook Run?
Brook Run has 15,194 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78%), Hispanic / Latino (11.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
