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Neighborhood · Lincoln, NE

Wandering Creek Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 3,677 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Wandering Creek is a one-tract neighborhood of Lincoln, NE, population 3,677. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. At $1,555 a month, rents sit 43% over what the rest of Lincoln commands.

The voucher gap is 38.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Lincoln rate of 28.9%.

The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 8.8/10.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 4.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. SNAP participation is 3.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 8 evictions logged in this tract.

The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 4.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.6% in 2016 against a 4.9% peak.

Among the 72 mapped neighborhoods of Lincoln, it ranks #43 by risk, the middle third. At 16% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

For a like-for-like read, Colonial Hills and Rolling Hills Ridge score within a fraction of it.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 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
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Wandering Creek vs Lincoln How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
39.8% +38%
Lincoln: 28.9%
Average gross rent
$1,555 +43%
Lincoln: $1,086
Average HH income
$122,409 +75%
Lincoln: $69,991
Poverty rate
2.4% -81%
Lincoln: 12.6%
Renter share
15.8% -64%
Lincoln: 43.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wandering Creek and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Wandering Creek scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts
5.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Rent control risk
40% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
16% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
2.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 8.8–8.8 across tracts
8.8
Risk score comparison

Wandering Creek vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Wandering Creek score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Wandering CreekNeighborhood3.6Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Wandering Creek

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
31109003718 3 3,677 40% $1,555
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 9

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

Socioeconomic status 5%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 50%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 14%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Wandering Creek

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 8Total filings (sum)
  • 2.35%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.9%Peak year (2012)
  • 4.55%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wandering Creek

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Wandering Creek

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Wandering Creek?

Wandering Creek scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Wandering Creek compare to Lincoln overall?

Wandering Creek scores 0.6 points lower than Lincoln overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,555 vs $1,086.
Q3

What is the average rent in Wandering Creek?

Average gross rent in Wandering Creek is $1,555/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Wandering Creek residents are renters?

16% of Wandering Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Lincoln). The neighborhood has 3,677 residents.
Q5

Is Wandering Creek a high social-vulnerability area?

Wandering Creek sits in the 9th 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.
Q6

How safe is Wandering Creek for landlords?

Wandering Creek carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Lincoln as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Wandering Creek?

Wandering Creek has 3,903 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (90.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.3%), Hispanic / Latino (3.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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