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Schilletter-University Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ames

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

With a score of 4.4/10, tract 19169000400 in the Schilletter-University Village area of Ames, IA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,748 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.

Risk score
4.4
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
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#199 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 4.4

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 / state4.4This tracttract 0004005.0Amesparent city4.4Countyavg tract in county3.7Stateavg 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 19169000400
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

Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8/10. Food insecurity runs 6.8% against 17.8% nationally.

11% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. At $1,181 a month, rents run 15% over what the rest of Ames commands.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 42 filings here across 9 tracked years. Housing insecurity runs 5.9% against 14.2% nationally.

The worst year on record was 2014, when 2.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.1% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.3/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 43% of renters.

It tracks the Story County average of 4.4 closely. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $71,250.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

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 4.4/10 (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 4.4/10, lower than the parent city of Ames at 5/10. 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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