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Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Cedar Rapids Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 19113001001 · Linn County, IA · pop 5,053 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Cedar Rapids

Tract 19113001001, home to 5,053 residents in Cedar Rapids, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #73,848 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 26% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,030 monthly, set against $87,328 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 16% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,944
Renter share20.9%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$87,328

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#29 of 35 tracts In Cedar Rapids
Very Low
Within county
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#31 of 54 tracts In Linn County
Moderate
Within state
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#600 of 896 tracts In Iowa
Low
National
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar Rapids and the region

Centroid at 41.9960, -91.7418 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cedar Rapids scores 2.6

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
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,030 rent vs county FMR
5.4
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 Cedar Rapids compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cedar Rapids risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 001001Cedar Rapids: 2.42.4Cedar Rapidsparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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

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)

  • 59Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 2.81%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.1%Peak (2006)
  • 9Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 191130010012002: 6 filings (2.60/100 renter HHs)2004: 6 filings (2.60/100 renter HHs)2005: 8 filings (2.13/100 renter HHs)2006: 19 filings (5.05/100 renter HHs)2013: 5 filings (1.82/100 renter HHs)2014: 6 filings (2.19/100 renter HHs)2015: 9 filings (3.28/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cedar Rapids

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Cedar Rapids eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Linn County average of 4.7 and in line with the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% 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 19113001001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19113001001?

Census tract 19113001001 in Cedar Rapids scores 2.6/10 (Lower 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 19113001001?

Median gross rent is $1,030/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19113001001?

6.8% of residents in tract 19113001001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,053.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19113001001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 15th, minority 29th, housing 32th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19113001001?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 59 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 19113001001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.81% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 19113001001 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.5% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 19113001001 compare to Cedar Rapids overall?

Tract 19113001001 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Cedar Rapids at 2.4/10. 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.

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