2 census tracts · pop 10,800 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.3–3.7
Meredith takes in 2 census tracts of Des Moines, IA and houses 10,800 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.5/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 38% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Des Moines rate of 29.6%.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.1/10. Severe burden reaches 17%. 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 carry 507 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.7/10.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 7.5% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,194, 10% above the Des Moines average of $1,090. That places it #35 of 44 neighborhoods in Des Moines.
Judgments average 1.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.
29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Meredith vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Meredith
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
507Total filings (sum)
3.77%Avg annual filing rate
7.5%Peak year (2015)
4.23%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Meredith
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.7%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
10.2%SNAP enrollment
7.5%No health insurance
26.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Meredith
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Meredith?
Meredith scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 Meredith compare to Des Moines overall?
Meredith scores 0.1 points higher than Des Moines overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,194 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Meredith?
Average gross rent in Meredith is $1,194/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Meredith residents are renters?
29% of Meredith households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 10,800 residents.
Q5
Is Meredith a high social-vulnerability area?
Meredith sits in the 49th 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
Which tracts in Meredith have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Meredith is census tract 19153000801 (score 3.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 3.7, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Meredith for landlords?
Meredith carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Meredith?
Meredith has 9,825 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
