Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
West Bend Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55131420104 · Washington County, WI · pop 4,862 · 35% of tract blocks fall in West Bend
How risky is West Bend in Washington County for landlords? Census tract 55131420104 scores 4.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 27% of US census tracts.
About 74% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,468 a month while the average household earns $82,267 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
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 county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
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 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
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 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.
- 7.3%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.1%Food insecurity
- 9.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 14.2%Frequent mental distress
- 29.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Bend
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. 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 West Bend eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Washington County average of 3.9 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 7.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 167 eviction filings here over 18 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.3% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55131420104
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55131420104?
Census tract 55131420104 in West Bend 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 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 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of West Bend at 2.8/10. 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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