1 census tracts · pop 2,871 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Greenwood maps to a single census tract in Des Moines, IA and houses 2,871 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Des Moines rate of 29.6%.
35% 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. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
Average gross rent is $1,280, 17% above the Des Moines average of $1,090. Court records for this tract carry 110 eviction filings.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. SNAP participation is 4.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 4.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 4.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.2% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #38 of 44 neighborhoods in Des Moines. For a like-for-like read, Beaverdale and Easter Lake Area score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Greenwood vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Greenwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
110Total filings (sum)
2.26%Avg annual filing rate
4.0%Peak year (2007)
2.21%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Greenwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.7%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility shutoff threat
5.6%Food insecurity
4.1%SNAP enrollment
4.0%No health insurance
25.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Greenwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Greenwood?
Greenwood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Greenwood compare to Des Moines overall?
Greenwood scores 0.4 points lower than Des Moines overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,280 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Greenwood?
Average gross rent in Greenwood is $1,280/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Greenwood residents are renters?
37% of Greenwood households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 2,871 residents.
Q5
Is Greenwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Greenwood sits in the 38th 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
How safe is Greenwood for landlords?
Greenwood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Greenwood?
Greenwood has 2,748 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.8%), Hispanic / Latino (3.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
