1 census tracts · pop 5,117 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 6.4–6.4
Frederiksen Court maps to a single census tract in Ames, IA and houses 5,117 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 43%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
60% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Ames rate of 30.1%. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 61%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
This is a renter market: 97% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Annualized rent equals 44% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
Average gross rent is $735, 28% below the Ames average of $1,023. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8/10.
SNAP participation is 28.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 30.7% of adults, 12.9 points above the national rate. That places it #1 of 6 neighborhoods in Ames.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Iowa State Center and Union Drive.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Frederiksen Court vs AmesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Frederiksen Court
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.0%Housing insecurity
14.9%Utility shutoff threat
30.7%Food insecurity
28.1%SNAP enrollment
10.7%No health insurance
37.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Frederiksen Court
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Frederiksen Court?
Frederiksen Court scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 Frederiksen Court compare to Ames overall?
Frederiksen Court scores 1.4 points higher than Ames overall (5/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $735 vs $1,023.
Q3
What is the average rent in Frederiksen Court?
Average gross rent in Frederiksen Court is $735/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Frederiksen Court residents are renters?
97% of Frederiksen Court households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Ames). The neighborhood has 5,117 residents.
Q5
Is Frederiksen Court a high social-vulnerability area?
Frederiksen Court sits in the 27th 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
How safe is Frederiksen Court for landlords?
Frederiksen Court carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). 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 Ames as a whole (5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Frederiksen Court?
Frederiksen Court has 5,251 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
