Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Fairways Eviction Risk: Lower , Mason City
Tract 19033950201 · Cerro Gordo County, IA · pop 2,826 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Here is how census tract 19033950201, in Fairways in Mason City eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 3.3/10 eviction-risk score (Lower tier) across a population of 2,826. On the national scale it ranks #80,875 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 16% of renter households, a modest level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $839 a month against an average household income of $58,788 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,422
Renter share35.7%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$58,788
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mason City and the region
Centroid at 43.1194, -93.2510 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fairways scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mason City
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.7
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$839 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mason City
1.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mason City
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mason City
3.0
How Fairways compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%Housing & transportation
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 8.0%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.3%Food insecurity
- 8.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 30.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fairways
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 4.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Mason City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cerro Gordo County average of 3.9 and below the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 19033950201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19033950201?
Census tract 19033950201 in the Fairways neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 19033950201?
Median gross rent is $839/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19033950201?
4.1% of residents in tract 19033950201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,826.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19033950201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 36th, minority 30th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 19033950201 considered part of Fairways?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19033950201 fall within Fairways (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 19033950201 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 19033950201 compare to Mason City overall?
Tract 19033950201 scores 2.9/10, higher than the parent city of Mason City at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mason City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mason City
Top eight tracts in Mason City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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