Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Howard Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55009020502 · Brown County, WI · pop 5,069
With a score of 4.2/10, tract 55009020502 in Howard ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,069 residents. That is riskier than roughly 15% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 25% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $987 a month against an average household income of $68,911 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 47%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,591
Renter share62.2%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate11.4%
Median income$68,911
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Howard and the region
Centroid at 44.5761, -88.0376 · click any tract to drill in
Why Howard scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Howard
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
11.4% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$987 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Howard
2.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Howard
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Howard
3.1
How Howard compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 310Total filings over 10 yrs
- 2.18%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.2%Peak (2009)
- 24Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 11.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.7%Food insecurity
- 14.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 30.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Howard
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Howard eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Brown County average of 4.3 and below the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 310 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 2.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.2% of renter households in 2009.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55009020502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55009020502?
Census tract 55009020502 in Howard scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 55009020502?
Median gross rent is $987/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55009020502?
11.4% of residents in tract 55009020502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,069.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55009020502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 49th, minority 19th, housing 34th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55009020502?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 310 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 55009020502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.18% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 55009020502 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55009020502 compare to Howard overall?
Tract 55009020502 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Howard at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Howard eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Howard
Top eight tracts in Howard ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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