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Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Pine Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Mason City

Tract 19033950402 · Cerro Gordo County, IA · pop 4,156 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 19033950402 covers the Pine Hill neighborhood of Mason City, home to 4,156 residents. For landlords it grades 4.4/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #66,775 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $873 a month while the average household earns $55,991 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 24% Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,958
Renter share40.1%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate17.1%
Median income$55,991

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Pine Hill
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 7 tracts In Mason City
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 12 tracts In Cerro Gordo County
Very High
Within state
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#237 of 896 tracts In Iowa
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Mason City and the region

Centroid at 43.1236, -93.1914 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pine Hill scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
17.1% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$873 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 Pine Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Pine Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.93.9This tracttract 950402Mason City: 2.62.6Mason Cityparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 182Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 2.55%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.6%Peak (2015)
  • 34Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 190339504022001: 17 filings (2.27/100 renter HHs)2002: 16 filings (2.14/100 renter HHs)2004: 21 filings (2.80/100 renter HHs)2005: 21 filings (3.53/100 renter HHs)2009: 12 filings (2.02/100 renter HHs)2011: 9 filings (1.20/100 renter HHs)2012: 10 filings (1.34/100 renter HHs)2013: 17 filings (2.27/100 renter HHs)2014: 25 filings (3.34/100 renter HHs)2015: 34 filings (4.55/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Pine Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pine Hill

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.5/10. 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 above the Cerro Gordo County average of 3.9 and in line with the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 19033950402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19033950402?

Census tract 19033950402 in the Pine Hill neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 19033950402?

Median gross rent is $873/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19033950402?

17.1% of residents in tract 19033950402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,156.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19033950402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 61th, minority 32th, housing 76th.
Q5

Is tract 19033950402 considered part of Pine Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19033950402 fall within Pine Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19033950402?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 182 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 19033950402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.55% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 19033950402 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.0% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 19033950402 compare to Mason City overall?

Tract 19033950402 scores 3.9/10, 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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