Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Putnam Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Eau Claire
Tract 55035000801 · Eau Claire County, WI · pop 3,934 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
55035000801 is a census tract in the Putnam Heights area of Eau Claire, WI. It scores 3/10 for landlords. 11% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Eau Claire County average of 32.8%.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,450
Renter share4.8%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$97,841
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Eau Claire and the region
Centroid at 44.7879, -91.4808 · click any tract to drill in
Why Putnam Heights scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Eau Claire
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,350 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Eau Claire
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Eau Claire
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Eau Claire
5.3
How Putnam Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%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)
- 13Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.76%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.6%Peak (2011)
- 1Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 10 months.
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.
- 6.8%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.6%Food insecurity
- 7.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.8%Transit barriers
- 5.7%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 26.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Putnam Heights
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.7/10.
At $1,350 a month, rents run 29% over what the rest of Eau Claire commands. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.5/10.
The voucher gap is 23.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Food insecurity runs 7.6% against 17.8% nationally. It sits 0.9 points below the Eau Claire County average of 3.9.
Court records carry 13 eviction filings across 7 observed years. SNAP participation runs 7.5% against 15.2% nationally.
Filings peaked in 2011 at 2.6% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.8% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 5% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 55035000801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55035000801?
Census tract 55035000801 in the Putnam Heights neighborhood 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 55035000801?
Median gross rent is $1,350/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55035000801?
3.0% of residents in tract 55035000801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,934.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55035000801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 27th, minority 6th, housing 18th.
Q5
Is tract 55035000801 considered part of Putnam Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55035000801 fall within Putnam Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55035000801?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 13 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 55035000801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.76% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55035000801 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.8% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55035000801 compare to Eau Claire overall?
Tract 55035000801 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Eau Claire at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Eau Claire eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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