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Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Wellington Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Cedar Rapids

Tract 19113001800 · Linn County, IA · pop 3,179 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Eviction risk in the Wellington Heights area of Cedar Rapids centers on tract 19113001800, which scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,179 residents. It lands near the 32nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $739 a month while the average household earns $48,463 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 23% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,601
Renter share46.8%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate11.5%
Median income$48,463

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Wellington Heights
Low
Within parent city
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 35 tracts In Cedar Rapids
Elevated
Within county
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#16 of 54 tracts In Linn County
Elevated
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#310 of 896 tracts In Iowa
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar Rapids and the region

Centroid at 41.9973, -91.6444 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wellington Heights scores 3.6

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
11.5% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$739 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 Wellington Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wellington Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 001800Cedar Rapids: 2.42.4Cedar Rapidsparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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)

  • 486Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 10.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.4%Peak (2014)
  • 69Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 191130018002002: 73 filings (10.10/100 renter HHs)2004: 78 filings (10.79/100 renter HHs)2005: 57 filings (8.93/100 renter HHs)2006: 57 filings (8.93/100 renter HHs)2013: 68 filings (10.85/100 renter HHs)2014: 84 filings (13.40/100 renter HHs)2015: 69 filings (11.00/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Wellington Heights. 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 Wellington Heights

What moves this score most is economic stress at 2.9/10. 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 above the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 19113001800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19113001800?

Census tract 19113001800 in the Wellington Heights neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 19113001800?

Median gross rent is $739/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19113001800?

11.5% of residents in tract 19113001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,179.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19113001800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 22th, minority 39th, housing 90th.
Q5

Is tract 19113001800 considered part of Wellington Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19113001800 fall within Wellington Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19113001800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 486 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 19113001800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.57% of renter households, peaking at 13.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 19113001800 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.0% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 19113001800 compare to Cedar Rapids overall?

Tract 19113001800 scores 3.6/10, 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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