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Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Cedar Rapids Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 19113001600 · Linn County, IA · pop 5,674 · 83% of tract blocks fall in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids anchors census tract 19113001600, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 12% of US census tracts.

18% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,407 a month against an average household income of $95,014 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 6% Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units2,217
Renter share7.8%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$95,014

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#31 of 35 tracts In Cedar Rapids
Very Low
Within county
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#37 of 54 tracts In Linn County
Low
Within state
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#714 of 896 tracts In Iowa
Low
National
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#69,776 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar Rapids and the region

Centroid at 41.9846, -91.6071 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cedar Rapids scores 2.3

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
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,407 rent vs county FMR
9.2
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: 2.32.3This tracttract 001600Cedar Rapids: 2.42.4Cedar Rapidsparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

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)

  • 71Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 6.89%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.5%Peak (2004)
  • 12Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 191130016002002: 10 filings (5.35/100 renter HHs)2004: 14 filings (7.49/100 renter HHs)2005: 11 filings (9.02/100 renter HHs)2006: 11 filings (9.02/100 renter HHs)2013: 6 filings (4.17/100 renter HHs)2014: 7 filings (4.86/100 renter HHs)2015: 12 filings (8.33/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 20% 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 9.2/10. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 71 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.5% of renter households in 2004.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 19113001600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19113001600?

Census tract 19113001600 in Cedar Rapids scores 2.3/10 (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 19113001600?

Median gross rent is $1,407/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19113001600?

5.6% of residents in tract 19113001600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,674.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19113001600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 55th, minority 8th, housing 16th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19113001600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 71 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 19113001600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.89% of renter households, peaking at 7.5% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 19113001600 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.1% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 19113001600 compare to Cedar Rapids overall?

Tract 19113001600 scores 2.3/10, 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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