Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Walden Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Iowa City

Tract 19103000501 · Johnson County, IA · pop 4,794 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Tract 19103000501 sits in the Walden Hills area of Iowa City eviction risk, IA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. It is home to 4,794 residents. The severe-burden share is 42%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 19% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units2,019

Renter share53.3%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate17.8%

Median income$56,893

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Iowa City and the region

Centroid at 41.6431, -91.5650 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walden Hills scores 5.1

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

17.8% poverty · this tract

4.5

Supply constraint

$995 rent vs county FMR

4.0

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: 59

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

64%Socioeconomic
16%Household composition
55%Racial/ethnic minority
75%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.

9.8%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
10.7%SNAP enrollment
7.9%Transit barriers
6.3%No health insurance
16.7%Frequent mental distress
24.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Walden Hills

64% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Johnson County average of 49.2%. The main counterweight is state political climate at 2.3/10.

On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.5/10. Against the Johnson County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points.

Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.7/10. Average gross rent is $995, 9% below the Iowa City average.

That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the IA average is 3.7, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $56,893.

53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 19103000501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19103000501?

Census tract 19103000501 in the Walden Hills neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 19103000501?

Median gross rent is $995/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19103000501?

17.8% of residents in tract 19103000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,794.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19103000501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 16th, minority 55th, housing 75th.

Is tract 19103000501 considered part of Walden Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19103000501 fall within Walden Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 19103000501 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.8% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 19103000501 compare to Iowa City overall?

Tract 19103000501 scores 5.1/10, 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

Highest-risk tracts in Iowa City

Top eight tracts in Iowa City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.