1 census tracts · pop 3,365 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
Norwood Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Lincoln, NE and houses 3,365 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $680, 37% below the Lincoln average of $1,086.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The filing record is not thin: 434 evictions logged in this tract. Cost burden runs roughly one in three against 28.9% citywide, putting Norwood Park 3.8% over its own city.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 5.8% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.5% in 2016 against a 5.8% peak.
Among the 72 mapped neighborhoods of Lincoln, it ranks #28 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Park Valley Heights and Simon's score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Norwood Park vs LincolnHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Norwood Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
434Total filings (sum)
4.18%Avg annual filing rate
5.8%Peak year (2014)
4.46%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Norwood Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.5%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility shutoff threat
17.0%Food insecurity
14.5%SNAP enrollment
11.6%No health insurance
32.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Norwood Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Norwood Park?
Norwood Park scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 Norwood Park compare to Lincoln overall?
Norwood Park scores 0.6 points higher than Lincoln overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $680 vs $1,086.
Q3
What is the average rent in Norwood Park?
Average gross rent in Norwood Park is $680/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Norwood Park residents are renters?
42% of Norwood Park households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Lincoln). The neighborhood has 3,365 residents.
Q5
Is Norwood Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Norwood Park sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Norwood Park for landlords?
Norwood Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Norwood Park?
Norwood Park has 3,579 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.6%), Hispanic / Latino (13.7%), Other / Multiracial (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
