1 census tracts · pop 6,717 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.9–4.9
Imperial Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Laramie, WY, population 6,717. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, Moderate tier. 54% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Laramie rate of 30.8%.
The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 29%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
This is a renter market: 65% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 28 evictions logged in this tract. On the high side is economic stress at 7.3/10. The worst year on record was 2002, when filings touched 0.6% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.2% in 2017, is well off that peak. At $981 a month, rents sit 6% over what the rest of Laramie commands.
Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Laramie, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Wyoming and Richard's Park. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $50,573.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.9/10 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
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Imperial Heights vs LaramieHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Imperial Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
28Total filings (sum)
0.34%Avg annual filing rate
0.6%Peak year (2002)
0.21%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Imperial Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Imperial Heights?
Imperial Heights scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 Imperial Heights compare to Laramie overall?
Imperial Heights scores 1.3 points higher than Laramie overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $981 vs $925.
Q3
What is the average rent in Imperial Heights?
Average gross rent in Imperial Heights is $981/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Imperial Heights residents are renters?
65% of Imperial Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Laramie). The neighborhood has 6,717 residents.
Q5
Is Imperial Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Imperial Heights sits in the 50th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Imperial Heights for landlords?
Imperial Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 Laramie as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Imperial Heights?
Imperial Heights has 6,925 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.1%), Hispanic / Latino (6.4%), Other / Multiracial (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.