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Galway Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Iowa City

Tract 19103000402 · Johnson County, IA · pop 4,702 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Here is how census tract 19103000402, in the Galway Hills area of Iowa City eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.7/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,702. It lands near the 29th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,419 monthly, set against $125,385 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 15% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units1,970

Renter share36.9%

SVI overall0.20

Poverty rate9.1%

Median income$125,385

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Iowa City and the region

Centroid at 41.6550, -91.6112 · click any tract to drill in

Why Galway Hills scores 2.8

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

9.1% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,419 rent vs county FMR

7.8

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 Galway Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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

19%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
71%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.

5.5%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
6.5%Food insecurity
4.4%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
3.9%No health insurance
13.0%Frequent mental distress
18.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Galway Hills

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.8/10. 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 Iowa City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Johnson County average of 4.7 and above 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 20th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% 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 19103000402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19103000402?

Census tract 19103000402 in the Galway Hills neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 19103000402?

Median gross rent is $1,419/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19103000402?

9.1% of residents in tract 19103000402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,702.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19103000402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 2th, minority 42th, housing 71th.

Is tract 19103000402 considered part of Galway Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19103000402 fall within Galway Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 19103000402 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.5% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 19103000402 compare to Iowa City overall?

Tract 19103000402 scores 2.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Iowa City at 2.8/10. 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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