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Barton Eviction Risk: Lower , West Bend

Tract 55131420402 · Washington County, WI · pop 2,347 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Here is how census tract 55131420402, in the Barton area of West Bend eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,347. That is riskier than about 19% of US census tracts.

44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $756 a month while the average household earns $66,941 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 19% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,197
Renter share34.3%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$66,941

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Barton
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 11 tracts In West Bend
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 30 tracts In Washington County
Very High
Within state
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#833 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Bend and the region

Centroid at 43.4304, -88.2002 · click any tract to drill in

Why Barton scores 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
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$756 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Barton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Barton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 420402West Bend: 2.82.8West Bendparent cityCounty: 2.02.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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)

  • 104Total filings over 18 yrs
  • 2.11%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.7%Peak (2008)
  • 5Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 551314204022000: 2 filings (0.93/100 renter HHs)2001: 3 filings (1.39/100 renter HHs)2002: 4 filings (1.86/100 renter HHs)2003: 3 filings (1.39/100 renter HHs)2004: 6 filings (2.79/100 renter HHs)2005: 2 filings (0.94/100 renter HHs)2006: 5 filings (2.36/100 renter HHs)2007: 4 filings (1.89/100 renter HHs)2008: 12 filings (5.67/100 renter HHs)2009: 7 filings (3.31/100 renter HHs)2010: 8 filings (2.10/100 renter HHs)2011: 2 filings (0.56/100 renter HHs)2012: 7 filings (1.96/100 renter HHs)2013: 11 filings (3.07/100 renter HHs)2014: 10 filings (2.79/100 renter HHs)2015: 7 filings (1.96/100 renter HHs)2016: 6 filings (1.67/100 renter HHs)2017: 5 filings (1.39/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 150% over the past 18 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Barton. 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 Barton

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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.5% 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 55131420402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55131420402?

Census tract 55131420402 in the Barton neighborhood 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 55131420402?

Median gross rent is $756/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55131420402?

12.6% of residents in tract 55131420402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,347.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55131420402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 34th, minority 7th, housing 24th.
Q5

Is tract 55131420402 considered part of Barton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55131420402 fall within Barton (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55131420402?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 104 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 55131420402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.11% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 55131420402 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.5% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 55131420402 compare to West Bend overall?

Tract 55131420402 scores 3/10, right in line with 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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