Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Suburban Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , University Heights

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

Tract 19103000502 covers the Suburban Heights area of University Heights in Iowa. Home to 3,137 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 75th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $983 a month while the average household earns $49,955 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

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.

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

31%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
48%Racial/ethnic minority
37%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.

9.3%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
11.8%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
5.9%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
23.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Suburban Heights

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.8/10. 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 University Heights, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 19103000502

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 19103000502 compare to University Heights overall?

Tract 19103000502 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of University Heights at 2.5/10. 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.