Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Civic Center Eviction Risk: Lower , Brookfield
Tract 55133200804 · Waukesha County, WI · pop 4,039 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
The Civic Center area of Brookfield is where census tract 55133200804 sits, home to 4,039 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.2/10. It lands near the 15th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,727 a month against an average household income of $88,971 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 50% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,836
Renter share50.4%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$88,971
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brookfield and the region
Centroid at 43.0731, -88.1471 · click any tract to drill in
Why Civic Center scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Brookfield
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,727 rent vs county FMR
8.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brookfield
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brookfield
4.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brookfield
3.2
How Civic Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%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)
- 11Total filings over 3 yrs
- 1.75%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.8%Peak (2009)
- 3Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Civic Center. 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.
- 6.2%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.6%Food insecurity
- 6.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.4%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 12.1%Frequent mental distress
- 26.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Civic Center
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 8.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Brookfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Waukesha County average of 3.8 and below the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 11 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.8% of renter households in 2009.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55133200804
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133200804?
Census tract 55133200804 in the Civic Center neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 55133200804?
Median gross rent is $1,727/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55133200804?
5.2% of residents in tract 55133200804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,039.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55133200804?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 54th, minority 44th, housing 32th.
Q5
Is tract 55133200804 considered part of Civic Center?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55133200804 fall within Civic Center (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55133200804?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 11 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 55133200804 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.75% of renter households, peaking at 2.8% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55133200804 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55133200804 compare to Brookfield overall?
Tract 55133200804 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Brookfield at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brookfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brookfield
Top eight tracts in Brookfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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1.8
/ 10 · Very Low
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The Corners of Brookfield
1.7
/ 10 · Very Low
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1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
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1.4
/ 10 · Very Low
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The Corners of Brookfield
1.3
/ 10 · Very Low
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1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
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1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
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1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
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