Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Walden Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Iowa City

Tract 19103000401 · Johnson County, IA · pop 3,118 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 19103000401 covers part of the Walden Hills area of Iowa City, IA, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,118. Severe burden reaches 43%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 19% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units1,174

Renter share52.0%

SVI overall0.79

Poverty rate42.4%

Median income$48,854

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Iowa City and the region

Centroid at 41.6511, -91.5798 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walden Hills scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Iowa City

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

Iowa legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

42.4% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,117 rent vs county FMR

5.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Iowa City

2.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Iowa City

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Iowa City

3.5

How Walden Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

69%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
60%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Walden Hills. 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.

16.6%Housing insecurity
13.4%Utility-shutoff threat
22.4%Food insecurity
22.4%SNAP enrollment
12.5%Transit barriers
8.4%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
29.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Walden Hills

The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 42%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. 63% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Johnson County average of 49.2%.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.3/10. Against the Johnson County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points.

Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.5/10. SNAP participation runs 22.4% against 15.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.1/10. Statewide the IA average is 3.7, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,117, close to the Iowa City average.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $48,854.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 19103000401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19103000401?

Census tract 19103000401 in the Walden Hills neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 19103000401?

Median gross rent is $1,117/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19103000401?

42.4% of residents in tract 19103000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,118.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19103000401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 91th, minority 73th, housing 60th.

Is tract 19103000401 considered part of Walden Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19103000401 fall within Walden Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 19103000401 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.6% 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. 13.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 19103000401 compare to Iowa City overall?

Tract 19103000401 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Iowa City at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Iowa City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

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