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Census Tract · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally

Hartford Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 55131440105 · Washington County, WI · pop 3,713 · 33% of tract blocks fall in Hartford

55131440105 is a census tract in Hartford, WI. It scores 3.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,713. 32% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 3% Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,461
Renter share4.7%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$108,870

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Hartford
Very Low
Within county
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#15 of 30 tracts In Washington County
Moderate
Within state
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#761 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Moderate
National
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#56,048 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hartford and the region

Centroid at 43.3243, -88.3267 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hartford scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hartford
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$821 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hartford
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hartford
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hartford
6.0

How Hartford compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hartford risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.6This tracttract 4401054.0Hartfordparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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)

  • 12Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 2.04%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.4%Peak (2009)
  • 2Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 55131440105
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 Hartford

The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.3/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.5/10.

At $821 a month, rents run 26% under what the rest of Hartford commands. Food insecurity runs 7.9% against 17.8% nationally.

Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.6/10. Against Washington County at 36.7%, 32% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Court records carry 12 eviction filings across 8 observed years. Housing insecurity runs 6.8% against 14.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2009, when 4.4% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 2.0% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 33rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 5% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

Social vulnerability reads 2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 55131440105

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55131440105?

Census tract 55131440105 in Hartford scores 3.6/10 (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 55131440105?

Median gross rent is $821/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55131440105?

5.1% of residents in tract 55131440105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,713.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55131440105?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 20th, minority 9th, housing 28th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55131440105?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 55131440105 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.04% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 55131440105 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.8% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 55131440105 compare to Hartford overall?

Tract 55131440105 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Hartford at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hartford eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hartford

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

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