Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Somerset Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ames
Tract 19169000105 · Story County, IA · pop 3,091 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
In Somerset in Ames, census tract 19169000105 scores 5.1/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #48,339 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,026 a month against an average household income of $81,566 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,481
Renter share42.3%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate13.8%
Median income$81,566
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
39
th percentile
Low
Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ames and the region
Centroid at 42.0497, -93.6488 · click any tract to drill in
Why Somerset scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
13.8% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,026 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%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.
- 6.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.6%Food insecurity
- 5.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 4.6%No health insurance
- 12.3%Frequent mental distress
- 22.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Somerset
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 32nd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 19169000105
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19169000105?
Census tract 19169000105 in the Somerset 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 19169000105?
Median gross rent is $1,026/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19169000105?
13.8% of residents in tract 19169000105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,091.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19169000105?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 45th, minority 53th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 19169000105 considered part of Somerset?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19169000105 fall within Somerset (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 19169000105 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.1% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 19169000105 compare to Ames overall?
Tract 19169000105 scores 4.2/10, 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.
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