Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Sunset Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55133202301 · Waukesha County, WI · pop 4,420 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Here is how census tract 55133202301, in the Sunset Heights neighborhood of Waukesha eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 3.8/10 eviction-risk score (Lower tier) across a population of 4,420. On the national scale it ranks #77,284 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,335 monthly, set against $106,014 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,736
Renter share19.9%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$106,014
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waukesha County and the region
Centroid at 42.9820, -88.2482 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sunset Heights scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,335 rent vs county FMR
5.6
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 Sunset Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%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)
- 33Total filings over 4 yrs
- 1.77%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.5%Peak (2010)
- 11Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 57% over the past 4 months.
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.
- 7.3%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.9%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.9%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 13.7%Frequent mental distress
- 25.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sunset Heights
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.6/10. 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 set by Wisconsin eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 55133202301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133202301?
Census tract 55133202301 in the Sunset Heights neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 55133202301?
Median gross rent is $1,335/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55133202301?
3.7% of residents in tract 55133202301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,420.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55133202301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 16th, minority 27th, housing 37th.
Q5
Is tract 55133202301 considered part of Sunset Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55133202301 fall within Sunset Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55133202301?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 33 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 55133202301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.77% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55133202301 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.3% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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