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Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Waterfront North Eviction Risk: Moderate , La Crosse

Tract 55063000300 · La Crosse County, WI · pop 2,370 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

In the Waterfront North neighborhood of La Crosse, census tract 55063000300 scores 5.8/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #28,223 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,065 a month against an average household income of $37,019 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 92% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 44% Owners 9%
Tract context
Occupied units1,273
Renter share91.5%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate22.7%
Median income$37,019

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Waterfront North
Moderate
Within parent city
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 16 tracts In La Crosse
Elevated
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 28 tracts In La Crosse County
High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#144 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across La Crosse and the region

Centroid at 43.8398, -91.2751 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waterfront North scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from La Crosse
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
22.7% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$1,065 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Crosse
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Crosse
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Crosse
7.3

How Waterfront North compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Waterfront North risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 000300La Crosse: 3.23.2La Crosseparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 216Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 3.20%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.6%Peak (2010)
  • 36Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 550630003002002: 31 filings (3.29/100 renter HHs)2003: 15 filings (1.59/100 renter HHs)2007: 25 filings (2.77/100 renter HHs)2009: 32 filings (3.55/100 renter HHs)2010: 46 filings (4.56/100 renter HHs)2012: 31 filings (3.08/100 renter HHs)2014: 36 filings (3.58/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 16% over the past 7 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waterfront North

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 La Crosse eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the La Crosse County average of 4.9 and above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 55063000300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55063000300?

Census tract 55063000300 in the Waterfront North neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 55063000300?

Median gross rent is $1,065/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55063000300?

22.7% of residents in tract 55063000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,370.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55063000300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 45th, minority 28th, housing 92th.
Q5

Is tract 55063000300 considered part of Waterfront North?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55063000300 fall within Waterfront North (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55063000300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 216 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 55063000300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.20% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 55063000300 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.2% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 55063000300 compare to La Crosse overall?

Tract 55063000300 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of La Crosse at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Crosse eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in La Crosse

Top eight tracts in La Crosse ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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