Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Baraboo
Tract 55111000301 · Sauk County, WI · pop 3,762 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 55111000301 sits in Lakewood in Baraboo, Wisconsin eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. That is riskier than about 15% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,046 a month while the average household earns $64,171 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,777
Renter share37.3%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$64,171
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Baraboo and the region
Centroid at 43.4518, -89.7382 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakewood scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Baraboo
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,046 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Baraboo
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Baraboo
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Baraboo
4.6
How Lakewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%Housing & transportation
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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.2%Food insecurity
- 11.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 8.2%No health insurance
- 15.9%Frequent mental distress
- 31.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakewood
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.2/10. 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 Baraboo, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Sauk County average of 4.0 and below the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55111000301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55111000301?
Census tract 55111000301 in the Lakewood neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 55111000301?
Median gross rent is $1,046/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55111000301?
2.9% of residents in tract 55111000301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,762.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55111000301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 29th, minority 29th, housing 70th.
Q5
Is tract 55111000301 considered part of Lakewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55111000301 fall within Lakewood (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55111000301 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55111000301 compare to Baraboo overall?
Tract 55111000301 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Baraboo at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Baraboo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Baraboo
Top eight tracts in Baraboo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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