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Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Schilletter-University Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ames

Tract 19169000400 · Story County, IA · pop 2,748 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Schilletter-University Village neighborhood of Ames is where census tract 19169000400 sits, home to 2,748 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #57,138 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,181 a month against an average household income of $71,250 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 22% Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,115
Renter share38.3%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$71,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Schilletter-University Village
Moderate
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#13 of 19 tracts In Ames
Low
Within county
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 27 tracts In Story County
Moderate
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#217 of 896 tracts In Iowa
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ames and the region

Centroid at 42.0402, -93.6300 · click any tract to drill in

Why Schilletter-University Village scores 4

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
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,181 rent vs county FMR
6.2
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 Schilletter-University Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Schilletter-University Village risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.04.0This tracttract 000400Ames: 2.92.9Amesparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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)

  • 42Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 1.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.0%Peak (2014)
  • 5Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 191690004002002: 7 filings (1.41/100 renter HHs)2003: 4 filings (0.80/100 renter HHs)2004: 4 filings (0.80/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (0.73/100 renter HHs)2006: 4 filings (0.97/100 renter HHs)2012: 4 filings (1.02/100 renter HHs)2013: 3 filings (0.76/100 renter HHs)2014: 8 filings (2.04/100 renter HHs)2015: 5 filings (1.27/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 29% over the past 9 months.
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 Schilletter-University Village

What moves this score most 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 about the same as 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 25th 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 5.9% 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 19169000400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19169000400?

Census tract 19169000400 in the Schilletter-University Village neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 19169000400?

Median gross rent is $1,181/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19169000400?

8.2% of residents in tract 19169000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,748.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19169000400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 41th, minority 39th, housing 36th.
Q5

Is tract 19169000400 considered part of Schilletter-University Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19169000400 fall within Schilletter-University Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19169000400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 42 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 19169000400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.09% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 19169000400 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.9% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 19169000400 compare to Ames overall?

Tract 19169000400 scores 4/10, 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.

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