Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
Wellington Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cedar Rapids
Tract 19113001800 · Linn County, IA · pop 3,179 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
19113001800 is a census tract in the Wellington Heights area of Cedar Rapids, IA. It scores 4.2/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,179. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
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 parent city
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
74
th percentile
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 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%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)
- 486Total filings over 7 yrs
- 10.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.4%Peak (2014)
- 69Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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.
- 12.0%Housing insecurity
- 8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.8%Food insecurity
- 13.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.5%Transit barriers
- 7.4%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 30.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wellington Heights
27% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. 52% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Linn County average of 41.7%. Average gross rent is $739, 24% below the Cedar Rapids average.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.3/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.4/10.
The filing record is not thin: 486 evictions over 7 years of observation. Filings peaked in 2014 at 13.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 10.6% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Linn County average of 3.7 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
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 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
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 4.2/10, 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.
Tract · IA
Wellington Heights
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IA
Wellington Heights
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IA
Kingston Village
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IA
Kingston Village
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IA
19113002400
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IA
Oak Hill Jackson
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IA
19113001004
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IA
19113001005
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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