Eviction Risk in Waterloo Heights , Boyce
1 census tracts · pop 3,183 · pop-weighted composite 3.6/10 · range 3.6–3.6
Waterloo Heights is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Boyce with 1 census tract and a population of 3,183 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3.6/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 34% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 18% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,375/month sits 0% higher than the Boyce citywide median ($1,375).
Waterloo Heights vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Waterloo Heights vs Boyce
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 3,200 residents across all tracts in Waterloo Heights. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 7.6%
- White (non-Hispanic) 80.9%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 8%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.1%
- Other / Multiracial 3.5%
1 tracts in Waterloo Heights
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51043010200 | 3.6 | 3,183 | 34% | $1,375 |
CDC SVI percentile: 23
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Waterloo Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 55Total filings (sum)
- 1.17%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.2%Peak year (2011)
- 0.27%Latest filed (2017)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Waterloo Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 7.5%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 6.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 30.0%Any disability
About Waterloo Heights
What is the eviction-risk score for Waterloo Heights?
Waterloo Heights scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Waterloo Heights compare to Boyce overall?
Waterloo Heights scores 0.1 points lower than Boyce overall (3.7/10). Rent burden: 34% vs 23% citywide. Median rent: $1,375 vs $1,375.
What is the median rent in Waterloo Heights?
Median gross rent in Waterloo Heights is $1,375/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Waterloo Heights residents are renters?
16% of Waterloo Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Boyce). The neighborhood has 3,183 residents.
Is Waterloo Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Waterloo Heights sits in the 23th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.