Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
West Bend Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55131420300 · Washington County, WI · pop 5,641
West Bend anchors census tract 55131420300, which lands at 4.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 19% of US census tracts.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $891 monthly, set against $81,391 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 32% 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 18%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,373
Renter share32.3%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$81,391
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Bend and the region
Centroid at 43.4104, -88.1663 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Bend scores 2.5
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
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$891 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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)
- 325Total filings over 18 yrs
- 2.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.5%Peak (2001)
- 23Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 156% 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.
- 9.0%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.4%Food insecurity
- 10.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.1%Transit barriers
- 7.4%No health insurance
- 16.5%Frequent mental distress
- 28.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Bend
The heaviest input here 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 325 eviction filings here over 18 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% of renter households in 2001.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55131420300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55131420300?
Census tract 55131420300 in West Bend 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 55131420300?
Median gross rent is $891/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55131420300?
8.6% of residents in tract 55131420300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,641.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55131420300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 11th, minority 15th, housing 50th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55131420300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 325 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 55131420300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.30% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 55131420300 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.0% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55131420300 compare to West Bend overall?
Tract 55131420300 scores 2.5/10, 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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