1 census tracts · pop 3,888 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Waterbury maps to a single census tract in Des Moines, IA, population 3,888. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. Against a Des Moines baseline of 29.6%, about one in five of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
SNAP participation is 3.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Court records for this tract carry 148 eviction filings.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. 3.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Average gross rent is $940, 14% below the Des Moines average of $1,090.
Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 8.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 5.1% in 2015 against a 8.2% peak. That places it #38 of 44 neighborhoods in Des Moines.
Only 11% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
One tract means one number: 3/10 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
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Waterbury vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority24%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Waterbury
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
148Total filings (sum)
5.45%Avg annual filing rate
8.2%Peak year (2006)
5.11%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Waterbury
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.8%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility shutoff threat
4.7%Food insecurity
3.3%SNAP enrollment
3.2%No health insurance
18.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Waterbury
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Waterbury?
Waterbury 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 Waterbury compare to Des Moines overall?
Waterbury scores 0.4 points lower than Des Moines overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 22% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $940 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Waterbury?
Average gross rent in Waterbury is $940/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Waterbury residents are renters?
11% of Waterbury households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 3,888 residents.
Q5
Is Waterbury a high social-vulnerability area?
Waterbury sits in the 5th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Waterbury for landlords?
Waterbury 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 Waterbury?
Waterbury has 3,889 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (86.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.6%), Other / Multiracial (3.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
