1 census tracts · pop 4,766 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Garton West maps to a single census tract in Des Moines, IA, population 4,766. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 42%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
58% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Des Moines rate of 29.6%. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. SNAP participation is 27.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Court records for this tract carry 399 eviction filings.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Food insecurity affects 28.8% of adults, 11.0 points above the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 11.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 8.0% in 2015 against a 11.7% peak. Among the 44 mapped neighborhoods of Des Moines, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,140, close to the Des Moines average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $50,869.
36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Garton West vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Garton West
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
399Total filings (sum)
6.99%Avg annual filing rate
11.7%Peak year (2011)
7.99%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Garton West
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.6%Housing insecurity
13.0%Utility shutoff threat
28.8%Food insecurity
27.1%SNAP enrollment
14.6%No health insurance
41.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Garton West
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Garton West?
Garton West scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Garton West compare to Des Moines overall?
Garton West scores 1.4 points higher than Des Moines overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,140 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Garton West?
Average gross rent in Garton West is $1,140/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Garton West residents are renters?
36% of Garton West households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 4,766 residents.
Q5
Is Garton West a high social-vulnerability area?
Garton West sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Garton West for landlords?
Garton West carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Garton West?
Garton West has 4,937 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.8%), Hispanic / Latino (21.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
