2 census tracts · pop 9,369 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.2–5.4
Frisbie Park spans 2 census tracts of West Des Moines, IA, population 9,369. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the West Des Moines rate of 26.4%.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. At $980 a month, rents sit 21% under what the rest of West Des Moines commands.
Filings are well documented here: 589 across 2 observed tracts. The severe-burden share is 10%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 6.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 3.3% in 2015, is well off that peak. Its 2 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $53,116.
52% 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. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Frisbie Park vs West Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Frisbie Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
589Total filings (sum)
2.53%Avg annual filing rate
6.4%Peak year (2014)
3.21%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Frisbie Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.5%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility shutoff threat
15.1%Food insecurity
12.7%SNAP enrollment
8.9%No health insurance
28.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Frisbie Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Frisbie Park?
Frisbie Park scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 Frisbie Park compare to West Des Moines overall?
Frisbie Park scores 1.3 points higher than West Des Moines overall (4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $980 vs $1,237.
Q3
What is the average rent in Frisbie Park?
Average gross rent in Frisbie Park is $980/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Frisbie Park residents are renters?
52% of Frisbie Park households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in West Des Moines). The neighborhood has 9,369 residents.
Q5
Is Frisbie Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Frisbie Park sits in the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Frisbie Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Frisbie Park is census tract 19153011111 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.4, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Frisbie Park for landlords?
Frisbie Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 West Des Moines as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Frisbie Park?
Frisbie Park has 9,242 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.9%), Hispanic / Latino (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
