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Neighborhood · Laramie, WY

Imperial Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

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 Laramie How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
54.4% +77%
Laramie: 30.8%
Average gross rent
$981 +6%
Laramie: $925
Average HH income
$50,573 -4%
Laramie: $52,414
Poverty rate
29.2% +32%
Laramie: 22.1%
Renter share
65.1% +16%
Laramie: 55.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Imperial Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.9–4.9

Why Imperial Heights scores 4.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.3–1.3 across tracts
1.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Rent control risk
54% of income on rent · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
65% renter households · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
29.2% below poverty line · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts
7.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.9–4.9 across tracts
4.9
Risk score comparison

Imperial Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Imperial Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.9Imperial HeightsNeighborhood3.6Parent cityhost city3.4Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Imperial Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
56001963700 4.9 6,717 54% $981
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 50

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 62%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 6%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 80%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.
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