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Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

West Bend Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 55131420104 · Washington County, WI · pop 4,862 · 35% of tract blocks fall in West Bend

55131420104 is a census tract in West Bend, WI. It scores 4.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,862. Cost burden runs 74% here against 36.7% across Washington County.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 8% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,174
Renter share29.2%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$82,267

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 11 tracts In West Bend
Moderate
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 30 tracts In Washington County
Elevated
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#476 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Elevated
National
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#44,239 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Bend and the region

Centroid at 43.4541, -88.2301 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Bend scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West Bend
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,468 rent vs county FMR
6.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Bend
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Bend
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Bend
5.4

How West Bend compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Bend risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.3This tracttract 4201043.8West Bendparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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)

  • 167Total filings over 18 yrs
  • 1.55%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.3%Peak (2006)
  • 14Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 55131420104
Filings climbed 180% over the past 18 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Bend

The severe-burden share is 30%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. At $1,468 a month, rents run 36% over what the rest of West Bend commands. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.7/10.

Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.8/10. The voucher gap is 16.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Food insecurity runs 9.1% against 17.8% nationally.

The filing record is not thin: 167 evictions over 18 years of observation. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2006, when 2.3% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 1.5% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 47th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.1/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Washington County average of 3.8 closely. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $82,267.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 55131420104

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55131420104?

Census tract 55131420104 in West Bend scores 4.3/10 (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 55131420104?

Median gross rent is $1,468/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55131420104?

6.7% of residents in tract 55131420104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,862.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55131420104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 15th, minority 4th, housing 72th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55131420104?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 167 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 55131420104 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.55% of renter households, peaking at 2.3% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 55131420104 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.3% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 55131420104 compare to West Bend overall?

Tract 55131420104 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of West Bend at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Bend eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Bend

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

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