Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

Kenwood Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cedar Rapids

Tract 19113000213 · Linn County, IA · pop 2,628 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Tract 19113000213 sits in the Kenwood Park area of Cedar Rapids eviction risk, IA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.3/10. Population here is 2,628. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 38% Owners 17%

Tract context

Occupied units1,553

Renter share83.1%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate14.7%

Median income$53,718

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar Rapids and the region

Centroid at 42.0339, -91.6527 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kenwood Park scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cedar Rapids

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Iowa legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

14.7% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$1,150 rent vs county FMR

6.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cedar Rapids

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cedar Rapids

2.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cedar Rapids

2.5

How Kenwood Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

56%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
85%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Kenwood Park. 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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
17.3%Food insecurity
14.7%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
7.9%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
30.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kenwood Park

83% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Against Linn County at 41.7%, 54% of renters here are cost-burdened. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.3/10.

Average gross rent is $1,150, 19% above the Cedar Rapids average. The severe-burden share is 12%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.5/10.

The voucher gap is 15.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. On the national scale it lands near the 47th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.6/10.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Linn County average of 3.7 closely.

Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $53,718.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 19113000213

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19113000213?

Census tract 19113000213 in the Kenwood Park neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 19113000213?

Median gross rent is $1,150/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19113000213?

14.7% of residents in tract 19113000213 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,628.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19113000213?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 72th, minority 56th, housing 85th.

Is tract 19113000213 considered part of Kenwood Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19113000213 fall within Kenwood Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 19113000213 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 19113000213 compare to Cedar Rapids overall?

Tract 19113000213 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Cedar Rapids at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cedar Rapids eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cedar Rapids

Top eight tracts in Cedar Rapids ranked by composite eviction-risk score.