1 census tracts · pop 7,368 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 7.8–7.8
Crestwood maps to a single census tract in Des Moines, WA and houses 7,368 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.8/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 61% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Des Moines rate of 39.8%.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10.
17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. The filing record is not thin: 254 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 5.5% of renter households. At $1,598 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Des Moines commands.
The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #2 of 5 neighborhoods in Des Moines. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $91,632. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Crestwood vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Crestwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
254Total filings (sum)
3.34%Avg annual filing rate
5.5%Peak year (2008)
1.57%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Crestwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Crestwood?
Crestwood scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Crestwood compare to Des Moines overall?
Crestwood scores 1.2 points higher than Des Moines overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 40% citywide. Average rent: $1,598 vs $1,799.
Q3
What is the average rent in Crestwood?
Average gross rent in Crestwood is $1,598/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Crestwood residents are renters?
35% of Crestwood households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 7,368 residents.
Q5
Is Crestwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Crestwood sits in the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Crestwood for landlords?
Crestwood carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Des Moines as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Crestwood?
Crestwood has 7,225 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.2%), Hispanic / Latino (23%), Other / Multiracial (13.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
