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Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally

Suburban Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , University Heights

Tract 19103000502 · Johnson County, IA · pop 3,137 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

With a score of 5.8/10, tract 19103000502 in the Suburban Heights area of University Heights, IA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,137. Severe burden reaches 31%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 29% Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units1,315
Renter share65.9%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate32.7%
Median income$49,955

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Suburban Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In University Heights
Moderate
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 36 tracts In Johnson County
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 896 tracts In Iowa
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across University Heights and the region

Centroid at 41.6572, -91.5652 · click any tract to drill in

Why Suburban Heights scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from University Heights
7.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
32.7% poverty · this tract
8.2
Supply constraint
$983 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from University Heights
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from University Heights
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from University Heights
8.0

How Suburban Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Suburban Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.8This tracttract 0005024.4University Heightsparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county3.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

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 Suburban Heights

Average gross rent is $983, 38% below the University Heights average. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 8.8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.7/10.

The poverty rate is 33%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Against the Johnson County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.7 points. This is renter territory: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

On the high side, economic stress reads 8.2/10. 56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Johnson County average of 49.2%. On the national scale it lands near the 76th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 2.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the IA average is 3.7, so this tract runs 2.1 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $49,955.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 19103000502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19103000502?

Census tract 19103000502 in the Suburban Heights neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 19103000502?

Median gross rent is $983/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19103000502?

32.7% of residents in tract 19103000502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,137.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19103000502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 6th, minority 48th, housing 37th.
Q5

Is tract 19103000502 considered part of Suburban Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19103000502 fall within Suburban Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 19103000502 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.3% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 19103000502 compare to University Heights overall?

Tract 19103000502 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of University Heights at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from University Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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