2 census tracts · pop 6,186 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3.8–4.6
Riverview Heights is a 2-tract neighborhood of Sioux Falls, SD and houses 6,186 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4/10, in the Moderate tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Sioux Falls rate of 26.5%.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10.
Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Sioux Falls, it ranks #8 by risk, the upper third. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,001, close to the Sioux Falls average.
55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Riverview Heights vs Sioux FallsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Riverview Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riverview Heights?
Riverview Heights scores 4/10 (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 Riverview Heights compare to Sioux Falls overall?
Riverview Heights scores 0.8 points higher than Sioux Falls overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,001 vs $1,035.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riverview Heights?
Average gross rent in Riverview Heights is $1,001/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riverview Heights residents are renters?
55% of Riverview Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Sioux Falls). The neighborhood has 6,186 residents.
Q5
Is Riverview Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Riverview Heights sits in the 55th 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
Which tracts in Riverview Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Riverview Heights is census tract 46099001109 (score 4.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 4.6, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Riverview Heights for landlords?
Riverview Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). 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 Sioux Falls as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Riverview Heights?
Riverview Heights has 6,484 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.9%), Other / Multiracial (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
