1 census tracts · pop 3,728 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Oak Park maps to a single census tract in Des Moines, IA and houses 3,728 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Des Moines baseline of 29.6%, 68% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
33% 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. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The filing record is not thin: 334 evictions logged in this tract. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 11.0% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 7.1% in 2015 against a 11.0% peak. That places it #1 of 44 neighborhoods in Des Moines.
At 25% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,080, close to the Des Moines average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $64,185.
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
Oak Park vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oak Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
334Total filings (sum)
6.97%Avg annual filing rate
11.0%Peak year (2007)
7.14%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oak Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.4%Housing insecurity
10.4%Utility shutoff threat
19.9%Food insecurity
17.7%SNAP enrollment
10.5%No health insurance
31.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oak Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Park?
Oak Park 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 Oak Park compare to Des Moines overall?
Oak Park scores 1.4 points higher than Des Moines overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,080 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oak Park?
Average gross rent in Oak Park is $1,080/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oak Park residents are renters?
25% of Oak Park households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 3,728 residents.
Q5
Is Oak Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Oak Park sits in the 78th 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 Oak Park for landlords?
Oak Park 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 Oak Park?
Oak Park has 3,536 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.5%), Hispanic / Latino (18%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
