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Neighborhood · Lincoln, NE

Lees Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 5,017 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Lees Ridge is a one-tract neighborhood of Lincoln, NE and houses 5,017 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 42% against 28.9% citywide, putting Lees Ridge 12.6% over its own city.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.2/10. At $1,276 a month, rents sit 17% over what the rest of Lincoln commands.

The filing record is not thin: 99 evictions logged in this tract. The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The voucher gap is 13.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Food insecurity affects 7.9% of adults, 9.9 points below the national rate. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 3.4% of renter households. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.

The most recent observed rate, 1.9% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 72 mapped neighborhoods of Lincoln, it ranks #43 by risk, the middle third.

One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lees Ridge vs Lincoln How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
41.5% +44%
Lincoln: 28.9%
Average gross rent
$1,276 +17%
Lincoln: $1,086
Average HH income
$97,841 +40%
Lincoln: $69,991
Poverty rate
9.0% -29%
Lincoln: 12.6%
Renter share
32.5% -26%
Lincoln: 43.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lees Ridge and the region

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

Why Lees Ridge scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts
5.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Rent control risk
42% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
33% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
9.0% below poverty line · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Risk score comparison

Lees Ridge vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Lees Ridge score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Lees RidgeNeighborhood3.6Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Lees Ridge

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
31109003709 3 5,017 42% $1,276
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 5

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

Socioeconomic status 17%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 4%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 13%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Lees Ridge

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 99Total filings (sum)
  • 1.73%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.4%Peak year (2015)
  • 1.86%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lees Ridge

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

Frequently asked

About Lees Ridge

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Lees Ridge?

Lees Ridge 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 Lees Ridge compare to Lincoln overall?

Lees Ridge scores 0.6 points lower than Lincoln overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,276 vs $1,086.
Q3

What is the average rent in Lees Ridge?

Average gross rent in Lees Ridge is $1,276/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Lees Ridge residents are renters?

33% of Lees Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Lincoln). The neighborhood has 5,017 residents.
Q5

Is Lees Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?

Lees Ridge sits in the 5th 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 Lees Ridge for landlords?

Lees Ridge 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 Lincoln as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Lees Ridge?

Lees Ridge has 4,888 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.2%), Other / Multiracial (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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