Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Baraboo Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55111000303 · Sauk County, WI · pop 2,190 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Baraboo
Census tract 55111000303 covers Baraboo in Sauk County, home to 2,190 residents. For landlords it grades 4.4/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 19% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,026 monthly, set against $68,563 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units935
Renter share41.9%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$68,563
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Baraboo and the region
Centroid at 43.4814, -89.8004 · click any tract to drill in
Why Baraboo scores 3
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
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,026 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 Baraboo compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 21%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%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.
- 10.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.3%Food insecurity
- 14.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 8.9%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 31.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Baraboo
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 above the Sauk County average of 4.0 and in line with the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st 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 55111000303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55111000303?
Census tract 55111000303 in Baraboo 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 55111000303?
Median gross rent is $1,026/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55111000303?
12.1% of residents in tract 55111000303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,190.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55111000303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 21th, minority 20th, housing 80th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 55111000303 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.5% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 55111000303 compare to Baraboo overall?
Tract 55111000303 scores 3/10, right in line with 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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