Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally

Kenwood Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cedar Rapids

Tract 19113000700 · Linn County, IA · pop 2,399 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 4.1/10, tract 19113000700 in the Kenwood Park area of Cedar Rapids, IA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,399. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 31% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units1,134

Renter share48.8%

SVI overall0.37

Poverty rate13.2%

Median income$56,587

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar Rapids and the region

Centroid at 42.0212, -91.6343 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kenwood Park scores 4.1

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

13.2% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$891 rent vs county FMR

4.0

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: 37

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

38%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
39%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.¹

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

208Total filings over 7 yrs
5.80%Avg annual filing rate
10.3%Peak (2004)
21Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2002 to 2015

Filings dropped 54% over the past 7 months.

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.

10.8%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
14.8%Food insecurity
11.7%SNAP enrollment
7.9%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
30.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kenwood Park

Severe burden reaches 25%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.3/10. 35% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Linn County average of 41.7%.

On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.5/10. Court records carry 208 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Filings peaked in 2004 at 10.3% of renter households.

In a typical year about 5.8% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #47,371 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 4.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. It tracks the Linn County average of 3.7 closely. Average gross rent is $891, close to the Cedar Rapids average.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 19113000700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19113000700?

Census tract 19113000700 in the Kenwood Park neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 19113000700?

Median gross rent is $891/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19113000700?

13.2% of residents in tract 19113000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,399.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19113000700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 57th, minority 14th, housing 39th.

Is tract 19113000700 considered part of Kenwood Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19113000700 fall within Kenwood Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19113000700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 208 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 19113000700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.80% of renter households, peaking at 10.3% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 19113000700 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.8% 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 19113000700 compare to Cedar Rapids overall?

Tract 19113000700 scores 4.1/10, 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.

Eviction Lab tract-level court records (2000-2018) and Eviction Tracking System, Princeton University. Open Data Commons Attribution license. evictionlab.org