2 census tracts · pop 5,523 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4.3–4.6
Fairmont Park is a 2-tract neighborhood of Des Moines, IA, population 5,523. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Against a Des Moines baseline of 29.6%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 18% 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.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Court records carry 615 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 31.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.0% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #27 of 44 neighborhoods in Des Moines. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.3 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,102, close to the Des Moines average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $62,764. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 4.4/10 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
4.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fairmont Park vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fairmont Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
615Total filings (sum)
10.12%Avg annual filing rate
31.1%Peak year (2007)
6.00%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fairmont Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.5%Housing insecurity
8.0%Utility shutoff threat
16.5%Food insecurity
13.8%SNAP enrollment
10.5%No health insurance
32.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fairmont Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairmont Park?
Fairmont Park scores 4.4/10 (Moderate 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 Fairmont Park compare to Des Moines overall?
Fairmont Park scores 1.0 points higher than Des Moines overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,102 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairmont Park?
Average gross rent in Fairmont Park is $1,102/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairmont Park residents are renters?
31% of Fairmont Park households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 5,523 residents.
Q5
Is Fairmont Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairmont Park sits in the 55th 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 Fairmont Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fairmont Park is census tract 19153000201 (score 4.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 4.6, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Fairmont Park for landlords?
Fairmont Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fairmont Park?
Fairmont Park has 5,524 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.4%), Hispanic / Latino (14.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
