Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Richardson Court Eviction Risk: Elevated , Ames

Tract 19169001102 · Story County, IA · pop 3,644 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 19169001102 covers Richardson Court in Ames in Iowa. Home to 3,644 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 75% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 65% of renter households, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,293 monthly, set against $27,188 in average yearly household income, roughly 57% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 65% Stable renters 35% Owners 0%

Tract context

Occupied units586

Renter share100.0%

SVI overall0.40

Poverty rate78.6%

Median income$27,188

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ames and the region

Centroid at 42.0211, -93.6451 · click any tract to drill in

Why Richardson Court scores 6.4

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

78.6% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,293 rent vs county FMR

7.2

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 Richardson Court compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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

92%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
13%Racial/ethnic minority
72%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Richardson Court. 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.

21.3%Housing insecurity
18.0%Utility-shutoff threat
39.4%Food insecurity
39.8%SNAP enrollment
26.9%Transit barriers
12.6%No health insurance
32.0%Frequent mental distress
43.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Richardson Court

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 19169001102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19169001102?

Census tract 19169001102 in the Richardson Court neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 19169001102?

Median gross rent is $1,293/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19169001102?

78.6% of residents in tract 19169001102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,644.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19169001102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 0th, minority 13th, housing 72th.

Is tract 19169001102 considered part of Richardson Court?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19169001102 fall within Richardson Court (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 19169001102 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.3% 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. 18.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 19169001102 compare to Ames overall?

Tract 19169001102 scores 6.4/10, 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.