Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 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
Census tract 55035000801 covers Putnam Heights in Eau Claire, home to 3,934 residents. For landlords it grades 3.3/10, a lower reading. On the national scale it ranks #81,281 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 11% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,350 a month while the average household earns $97,841 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 5% of occupied homes.
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
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
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 heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Eau Claire eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Eau Claire County average of 4.0 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 13 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.6% of renter households in 2011.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
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, right in line with the parent city of Eau Claire at 2.9/10. 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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