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Wildcat Creek Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , New Berlin

Tract 55133201508 · Waukesha County, WI · pop 2,909 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 55133201508 covers the Wildcat Creek Heights neighborhood of New Berlin, home to 2,909 residents. For landlords it grades 4.2/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 15% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,410 a month against an average household income of $85,027 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 20% Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,247
Renter share49.6%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$85,027

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Wildcat Creek Heights
Very High
Within parent city
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 10 tracts In New Berlin
High
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#32 of 98 tracts In Waukesha County
Elevated
Within state
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#1,268 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across New Berlin and the region

Centroid at 42.9827, -88.0784 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wildcat Creek Heights scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,410 rent vs county FMR
6.2
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.
Wildcat Creek Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 201508New Berlin: 2.72.7New Berlinparent cityCounty: 1.91.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wildcat Creek Heights

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.2/10. 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 New Berlin 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th 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 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% 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 55133201508

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133201508?

Census tract 55133201508 in the Wildcat Creek Heights neighborhood scores 2/10 (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 55133201508?

Median gross rent is $1,410/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55133201508?

4.0% of residents in tract 55133201508 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,909.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55133201508?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 24th, minority 40th, housing 61th.
Q5

Is tract 55133201508 considered part of Wildcat Creek Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55133201508 fall within Wildcat Creek Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 55133201508 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.0% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 55133201508 compare to New Berlin overall?

Tract 55133201508 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of New Berlin at 2.7/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in New Berlin

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

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