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Sterling Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Lincoln

Tract 31109003716 · Lancaster County, NE · pop 5,115 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 31109003716 sits in Sterling Hills in Lincoln eviction risk, Nebraska eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.5/10. That is riskier than about 23% of US census tracts.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,572 monthly, set against $106,633 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 17% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,914
Renter share32.2%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$106,633

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Sterling Hills
Moderate
Within parent city
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#67 of 76 tracts In Lincoln
Very Low
Within county
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#67 of 81 tracts In Lancaster County
Very Low
Within state
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#422 of 553 tracts In Nebraska
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lincoln and the region

Centroid at 40.7336, -96.6728 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sterling Hills scores 2.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lincoln
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Nebraska legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,572 rent vs county FMR
9.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lincoln
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lincoln
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lincoln
3.0

How Sterling Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sterling Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 003716Lincoln: 3.13.1Lincolnparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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)

  • 75Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 2.52%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.4%Peak (2006)
  • 4Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 311090037162002: 4 filings (5.32/100 renter HHs)2003: 6 filings (7.97/100 renter HHs)2005: 9 filings (4.01/100 renter HHs)2006: 12 filings (5.35/100 renter HHs)2007: 7 filings (3.12/100 renter HHs)2008: 5 filings (2.23/100 renter HHs)2009: 1 filings (0.45/100 renter HHs)2010: 6 filings (1.27/100 renter HHs)2011: 6 filings (1.40/100 renter HHs)2012: 1 filings (0.23/100 renter HHs)2013: 4 filings (0.93/100 renter HHs)2014: 8 filings (1.86/100 renter HHs)2015: 2 filings (0.47/100 renter HHs)2016: 4 filings (0.67/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 14 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 Sterling Hills

The heaviest input here is supply constraint 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 Lincoln 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 Lancaster County average of 4.4 and above the Nebraska statewide average of 3.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 75 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.4% of renter households in 2006.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 31109003716

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 31109003716?

Census tract 31109003716 in the Sterling Hills neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 31109003716?

Median gross rent is $1,572/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 31109003716?

2.4% of residents in tract 31109003716 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,115.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 31109003716?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 36th, minority 27th, housing 12th.
Q5

Is tract 31109003716 considered part of Sterling Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 31109003716 fall within Sterling Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 31109003716?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 75 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 31109003716 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.52% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 31109003716 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 31109003716 compare to Lincoln overall?

Tract 31109003716 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Lincoln at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lincoln eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lincoln

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

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