Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Somerset Eviction Risk: Lower , Ames

Tract 19169000102 · Story County, IA · pop 3,843 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 19169000102 belongs to the Somerset area of Ames, Iowa. It is home to 3,843 residents and scores 5.2/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #45,303 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,561 a month against an average household income of $102,917 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 5% Owners 87%

Tract context

Occupied units1,690

Renter share13.1%

SVI overall0.16

Poverty rate6.8%

Median income$102,917

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ames and the region

Centroid at 42.0654, -93.6443 · click any tract to drill in

Why Somerset scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Ames

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Iowa legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

6.8% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$1,561 rent vs county FMR

9.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Ames

7.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Ames

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Ames

8.0

How Somerset compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

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

5%Socioeconomic
49%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
24%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Somerset. 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.

4.9%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
5.6%Food insecurity
4.0%SNAP enrollment
3.7%Transit barriers
3.7%No health insurance
11.3%Frequent mental distress
21.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Somerset

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 9.8/10. 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 Ames eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Story County average of 4.6 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 4.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th 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 19169000102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19169000102?

Census tract 19169000102 in the Somerset neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 19169000102?

Median gross rent is $1,561/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19169000102?

6.8% of residents in tract 19169000102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,843.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19169000102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 49th, minority 45th, housing 24th.

Is tract 19169000102 considered part of Somerset?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19169000102 fall within Somerset (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 19169000102 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.9% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 19169000102 compare to Ames overall?

Tract 19169000102 scores 3.3/10, higher than the parent city of Ames at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ames eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ames

Top eight tracts in Ames ranked by composite eviction-risk score.