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Neighborhood · Lincoln, NE

Wittmans Cotner Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 4,597 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10 · range 4.6–4.6

Wittmans Cotner Heights maps to a single census tract in Lincoln, NE and houses 4,597 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Lincoln baseline of 28.9%, 50% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The filing record is not thin: 249 evictions logged in this tract.

On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 3.7% of renter households.

Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10. Average gross rent is $966, 11% below the Lincoln average of $1,086. The most recent observed rate, 1.4% in 2016, is well off that peak.

That places it #20 of 72 neighborhoods in Lincoln. The closest comparables inside the same city are Marina Bay and Homestead Park.

Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $57,346.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Wittmans Cotner Heights vs Lincoln How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
50.2% +74%
Lincoln: 28.9%
Average gross rent
$966 -11%
Lincoln: $1,086
Average HH income
$57,346 -18%
Lincoln: $69,991
Poverty rate
15.2% +20%
Lincoln: 12.6%
Renter share
37.9% -14%
Lincoln: 43.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wittmans Cotner Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.6–4.6

Why Wittmans Cotner Heights scores 4.6

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
50% 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
38% 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
15.2% below poverty line · Range 3.8–3.8 across tracts
3.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.6–3.6 across tracts
3.6
Risk score comparison

Wittmans Cotner Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Wittmans Cotner Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.6Wittmans Cotner HeNeighborhood3.6Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Wittmans Cotner Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
31109000201 4.6 4,597 50% $966
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 39

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

Socioeconomic status 35%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 43%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Wittmans Cotner Heights

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 249Total filings (sum)
  • 2.81%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.7%Peak year (2006)
  • 1.36%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wittmans Cotner Heights

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

Frequently asked

About Wittmans Cotner Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Wittmans Cotner Heights?

Wittmans Cotner Heights scores 4.6/10 (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 Wittmans Cotner Heights compare to Lincoln overall?

Wittmans Cotner Heights scores 1.0 points higher than Lincoln overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $966 vs $1,086.
Q3

What is the average rent in Wittmans Cotner Heights?

Average gross rent in Wittmans Cotner Heights is $966/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Wittmans Cotner Heights residents are renters?

38% of Wittmans Cotner Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Lincoln). The neighborhood has 4,597 residents.
Q5

Is Wittmans Cotner Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Wittmans Cotner Heights sits in the 39th 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 Wittmans Cotner Heights for landlords?

Wittmans Cotner Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). 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 Wittmans Cotner Heights?

Wittmans Cotner Heights has 4,467 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.2%), Other / Multiracial (5.2%), Hispanic / Latino (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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