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Neighborhood · Bettendorf, IA

Riverside Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 1,574 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Riverside maps to a single census tract in Bettendorf, IA and houses 1,574 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Bettendorf baseline of 26.9%, 38% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.1/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.7/10. The filing record is not thin: 30 evictions logged in this tract.

Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 9.4% of renter households. SNAP participation is 6.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.9% of adults, 8.9 points below the national rate.

At $1,111 a month, rents sit 6% under what the rest of Bettendorf commands. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Bettendorf, it ranks #5 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 1.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Highland Hills and Stoney Creek. Against average income of $74,219, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Riverside vs Bettendorf How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
37.9% +41%
Bettendorf: 26.9%
Average gross rent
$1,111 -6%
Bettendorf: $1,187
Average HH income
$74,219 -28%
Bettendorf: $102,917
Poverty rate
4.2% -34%
Bettendorf: 6.4%
Renter share
33.8% +35%
Bettendorf: 25.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Riverside and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Riverside scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Rent control risk
38% of income on rent · Range 4.9–4.9 across tracts
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.7–2.7 across tracts
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
34% renter households · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts
4.3
Economic stress
4.2% below poverty line · Range 1.1–1.1 across tracts
1.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts
5.8
Risk score comparison

Riverside vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Riverside score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0RiversideNeighborhood3.4Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Riverside

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
19163013200 3 1,574 38% $1,111
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 14

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 24%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 41%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 3%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Riverside

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 30Total filings (sum)
  • 3.44%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.4%Peak year (2015)
  • 9.35%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Riverside

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Riverside

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Riverside?

Riverside 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 Riverside compare to Bettendorf overall?

Riverside scores 0.4 points lower than Bettendorf overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,111 vs $1,187.
Q3

What is the average rent in Riverside?

Average gross rent in Riverside is $1,111/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Riverside residents are renters?

34% of Riverside households are renter-occupied (vs 25% in Bettendorf). The neighborhood has 1,574 residents.
Q5

Is Riverside a high social-vulnerability area?

Riverside sits in the 14th 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 Riverside for landlords?

Riverside 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 Bettendorf as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Riverside?

Riverside has 1,517 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (93.6%), Hispanic / Latino (2.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Bettendorf

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Riverside.

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