Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Onalaska Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55063010404 · La Crosse County, WI · pop 3,791 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Onalaska
Tract 55063010404, home to 3,791 residents in Onalaska in La Crosse County, scores 5.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #50,255 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,635 a month while the average household earns $87,770 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,651
Renter share30.0%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$87,770
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Onalaska and the region
Centroid at 43.9113, -91.2374 · click any tract to drill in
Why Onalaska scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Onalaska
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,635 rent vs county FMR
8.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Onalaska
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Onalaska
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Onalaska
3.9
How Onalaska compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
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.
- 7.7%Housing insecurity
- 4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.1%Food insecurity
- 9.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 6.3%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 31.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Onalaska
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 8.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Onalaska 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 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55063010404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55063010404?
Census tract 55063010404 in Onalaska scores 2.3/10 (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 55063010404?
Median gross rent is $1,635/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55063010404?
6.8% of residents in tract 55063010404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,791.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55063010404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 9th, minority 12th, housing 78th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 55063010404 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.7% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 55063010404 compare to Onalaska overall?
Tract 55063010404 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Onalaska at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Onalaska eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Onalaska
Top eight tracts in Onalaska ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Related