Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Avondale Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 55133202204 ·
Waukesha County, WI · pop 2,869 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
55133202204 is a census tract in the Avondale area of Waukesha County, WI. It scores 4.8/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,869 residents. Cost burden runs 58% here against 40.0% across Waukesha County.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%Stable renters 26%Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,549
Renter share60.8%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$54,361
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 4 tracts In Avondale
Very High
Within parent city
86th percentile
#4 of 22 tracts In city
High
Within county
87th percentile
#14 of 98 tracts In Waukesha County
High
Within state
80th percentile
#303 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waukesha County and the region
Centroid at 43.0092, -88.2489 · click any tract to drill in
Why Avondale scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
2.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,245 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Avondale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
8.9%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
10.0%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
6.1%Transit barriers
7.5%No health insurance
15.1%Frequent mental distress
25.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Avondale
The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Pulling hardest the other way is court filing pressure at 1.9/10. It sits 1.2 points above the Waukesha County average of 3.6.
On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.7/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.9/10. Food insecurity runs 10.0% against 17.8% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 58th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 5.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the WI average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent runs $1,245 a month.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $54,361.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 55133202204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133202204?
Census tract 55133202204 in the Avondale neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 55133202204?
Median gross rent is $1,245/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55133202204?
10.8% of residents in tract 55133202204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,869.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55133202204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 38th, minority 32th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 55133202204 considered part of Avondale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55133202204 fall within Avondale (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55133202204 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.9% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.