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Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Cedar Rapids Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 19113001002 · Linn County, IA · pop 3,485 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Cedar Rapids

Tract 19113001002 covers Cedar Rapids in Iowa. Home to 3,485 residents, it scores 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 23rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,059 a month while the average household earns $72,388 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 10% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,493
Renter share15.5%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$72,388

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 35 tracts In Cedar Rapids
Low
Within county
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 54 tracts In Linn County
Moderate
Within state
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#448 of 896 tracts In Iowa
Moderate
National
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#56,660 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar Rapids and the region

Centroid at 41.9720, -91.7477 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cedar Rapids scores 3.1

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
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,059 rent vs county FMR
5.7
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: 3.13.1This tracttract 001002Cedar Rapids: 2.42.4Cedar Rapidsparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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)

  • 43Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 2.10%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.5%Peak (2004)
  • 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 191130010022002: 9 filings (3.16/100 renter HHs)2004: 10 filings (3.51/100 renter HHs)2005: 8 filings (2.40/100 renter HHs)2006: 5 filings (1.50/100 renter HHs)2013: 6 filings (2.25/100 renter HHs)2014: 2 filings (0.75/100 renter HHs)2015: 3 filings (1.12/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 67% 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

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.7/10. 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 about the same as 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 43 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% of renter households in 2004.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 19113001002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19113001002?

Census tract 19113001002 in Cedar Rapids scores 3.1/10 (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 19113001002?

Median gross rent is $1,059/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19113001002?

10.7% of residents in tract 19113001002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,485.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19113001002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 41th, minority 29th, housing 56th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19113001002?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 43 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 19113001002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.10% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 19113001002 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.0% 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 19113001002 compare to Cedar Rapids overall?

Tract 19113001002 scores 3.1/10, higher than 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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