Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 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, home to 4,794 residents in Walden Hills in Iowa City, scores 4.8/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 32% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $995 a month against an average household income of $56,893 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.7
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.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
89
th percentile
High
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 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 59th 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 9.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% 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 19103000501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19103000501?
Census tract 19103000501 in the Walden Hills neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
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.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 19103000501 compare to Iowa City overall?
Tract 19103000501 scores 4.7/10, higher than 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.
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