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Frederiksen Court Eviction Risk: Elevated , Ames

Tract 19169000500 · Story County, IA · pop 5,117 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 19169000500 belongs to the Frederiksen Court neighborhood of Ames, Iowa. It is home to 5,117 residents and scores 5.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $735 a month against an average household income of $19,857 a year, roughly 44% of income at the averages. Renters make up 97% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 58% Stable renters 39% Owners 3%

Tract context

Occupied units712

Renter share97.3%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate60.7%

Median income$19,857

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ames and the region

Centroid at 42.0352, -93.6397 · click any tract to drill in

Why Frederiksen Court scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Ames

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Iowa legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

60.7% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$735 rent vs county FMR

2.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Ames

7.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Ames

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Ames

8.0

How Frederiksen Court compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

67%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
61%Housing & transportation

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

19.0%Housing insecurity
14.9%Utility-shutoff threat
30.7%Food insecurity
28.1%SNAP enrollment
21.4%Transit barriers
10.7%No health insurance
28.4%Frequent mental distress
37.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Frederiksen Court

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Ames eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Story County average of 4.6 and above the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 19169000500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19169000500?

Census tract 19169000500 in the Frederiksen Court neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 19169000500?

Median gross rent is $735/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19169000500?

60.7% of residents in tract 19169000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,117.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19169000500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 0th, minority 42th, housing 61th.

Is tract 19169000500 considered part of Frederiksen Court?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19169000500 fall within Frederiksen Court (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 19169000500 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 14.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 19169000500 compare to Ames overall?

Tract 19169000500 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Ames at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ames eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ames

Top eight tracts in Ames ranked by composite eviction-risk score.