Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

West Racine Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 55101001102 · Racine County, WI · pop 2,258 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 55101001102 runs through the West Racine area of Racine. With 2,258 residents, it scores 4.4/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #68,150 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $992 a month against an average household income of $83,077 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 20% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units974

Renter share28.7%

SVI overall0.12

Poverty rate1.5%

Median income$83,077

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Racine and the region

Centroid at 42.7304, -87.8342 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Racine scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Racine

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.8

State political climate

Wisconsin legislature & governorship

2.9

Economic stress

1.5% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$992 rent vs county FMR

3.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Racine

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Racine

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Racine

4.0

How West Racine compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

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

10%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
20%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
12%Grade B
2%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

10.2%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
11.7%SNAP enrollment
6.7%Transit barriers
9.2%No health insurance
15.1%Frequent mental distress
30.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Racine

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Racine eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Racine County average of 4.9 and in line with the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 12th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 55101001102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55101001102?

Census tract 55101001102 in the West Racine 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.

What is the average rent in tract 55101001102?

Median gross rent is $992/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 55101001102?

1.5% of residents in tract 55101001102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,258.

How socially vulnerable is tract 55101001102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 30th, minority 32th, housing 20th.

Is tract 55101001102 considered part of West Racine?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55101001102 fall within West Racine (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 55101001102 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.2% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 55101001102 compare to Racine overall?

Tract 55101001102 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Racine at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Racine eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 55101001102 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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