Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Wildcat Creek Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , New Berlin
Tract 55133201507 · Waukesha County, WI · pop 3,500 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 55133201507 in the Wildcat Creek Heights area of New Berlin, WI reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,500 residents. Cost burden runs 4% here against 40.0% across Waukesha County.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,357
Renter share18.2%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate1.4%
Median income$126,767
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Berlin and the region
Centroid at 42.9682, -88.0780 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wildcat Creek Heights scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New Berlin
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
1.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,091 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Berlin
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Berlin
5.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Berlin
3.6
How Wildcat Creek Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 1
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 2%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Wildcat Creek Heights. 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.
- 5.0%Housing insecurity
- 2.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.4%Food insecurity
- 4.6%SNAP enrollment
- 3.5%Transit barriers
- 4.1%No health insurance
- 11.3%Frequent mental distress
- 22.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wildcat Creek Heights
The dominant input is supply constraint at 10/10. Average gross rent is $2,091, 47% above the New Berlin average. The voucher gap is 66.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.
On the softer side, economic stress reads 1/10. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.9/10. SNAP participation runs 4.6% against 15.2% nationally.
Adults with no health insurance runs 4.1% against 11.3% nationally. Against the Waukesha County average of 3.6, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 18% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.1/10.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 55133201507
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133201507?
Census tract 55133201507 in the Wildcat Creek Heights 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 55133201507?
Median gross rent is $2,091/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 4% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55133201507?
1.4% of residents in tract 55133201507 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,500.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55133201507?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 6th, minority 22th, housing 2th.
Q5
Is tract 55133201507 considered part of Wildcat Creek Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55133201507 fall within Wildcat Creek Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55133201507 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.0% 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. 2.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55133201507 compare to New Berlin overall?
Tract 55133201507 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of New Berlin at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Berlin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in New Berlin
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