2 census tracts · pop 8,678 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 3.6–6.4
Richardson Court takes in 2 census tracts of Ames, IA and houses 8,678 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Annualized rent equals 57% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
At $543 a month, rents sit 47% under what the rest of Ames commands. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3.6 to 6.4. A 2.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The poverty rate is 33%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
27% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the high side is housing-court posture at 8/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10. SNAP participation is 26.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 28.9% of adults, 11.1 points above the national rate.
Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of Ames, it ranks #4 by risk, the lower third. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Richardson Court vs AmesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority13%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Richardson Court
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.7%Housing insecurity
12.1%Utility shutoff threat
27.2%Food insecurity
24.1%SNAP enrollment
9.9%No health insurance
36.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Richardson Court
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Richardson Court?
Richardson Court scores 4.8/10 (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 Richardson Court compare to Ames overall?
Richardson Court scores 0.2 points lower than Ames overall (5/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $543 vs $1,023.
Q3
What is the average rent in Richardson Court?
Average gross rent in Richardson Court is $543/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Richardson Court residents are renters?
42% of Richardson Court households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Ames). The neighborhood has 8,678 residents.
Q5
Is Richardson Court a high social-vulnerability area?
Richardson Court sits in the 40th 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
Which tracts in Richardson Court have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Richardson Court is census tract 19169001102 (score 6.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 6.4, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Richardson Court for landlords?
Richardson Court carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Ames as a whole (5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Richardson Court?
Richardson Court has 8,786 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.7%), Hispanic / Latino (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
