1 census tracts · pop 4,028 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Indianola Hills maps to a single census tract in Des Moines, IA and houses 4,028 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. 53% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Des Moines rate of 29.6%.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 16%. 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 977 eviction filings. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
SNAP participation is 26.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 28.5% of adults, 10.7 points above the national rate.
Average gross rent is $955, 12% below the Des Moines average of $1,090. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 19.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 17.1% in 2015 against a 19.7% peak.
That places it #1 of 44 neighborhoods in Des Moines. The closest comparables inside the same city are Capitol East and Drake Park.
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
Indianola Hills vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Indianola Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
977Total filings (sum)
14.65%Avg annual filing rate
19.7%Peak year (2007)
17.09%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Indianola Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.7%Housing insecurity
13.7%Utility shutoff threat
28.5%Food insecurity
26.0%SNAP enrollment
16.3%No health insurance
36.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Indianola Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Indianola Hills?
Indianola Hills 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 Indianola Hills compare to Des Moines overall?
Indianola Hills scores 1.4 points higher than Des Moines overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $955 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Indianola Hills?
Average gross rent in Indianola eviction risk Hills is $955/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Indianola Hills residents are renters?
38% of Indianola Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 4,028 residents.
Q5
Is Indianola Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Indianola Hills sits in the 83rd 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 Indianola Hills for landlords?
Indianola eviction risk Hills 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 Indianola Hills?
Indianola Hills has 3,859 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.9%), Hispanic / Latino (35.1%), Other / Multiracial (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
