Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
River Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 55133202303 · Waukesha County, WI · pop 3,182 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 55133202303 sits in the River Ridge area of Waukesha County, WI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. It is home to 3,182 residents. Against Waukesha County at 40.0%, 27% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,167
Renter share57.1%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate23.0%
Median income$68,977
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waukesha County and the region
Centroid at 42.9730, -88.2344 · click any tract to drill in
Why River Ridge scores 4.8
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
23.0% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$1,195 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 River Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%Housing & transportation
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.
- 15.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.4%Food insecurity
- 20.3%SNAP enrollment
- 10.2%Transit barriers
- 12.5%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 32.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in River Ridge
The main counterweight is court filing pressure at 1.9/10. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
It sits 1.2 points above the Waukesha County average of 3.6. The severe-burden share is 12%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.9/10.
On the softer side, local political climate reads 2.9/10. Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.1/10. Statewide the WI average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent runs $1,195 a month. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $68,977.
57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 55133202303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133202303?
Census tract 55133202303 in the River Ridge 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 55133202303?
Median gross rent is $1,195/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55133202303?
23.0% of residents in tract 55133202303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,182.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55133202303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 93th, minority 62th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 55133202303 considered part of River Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55133202303 fall within River Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55133202303 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.6% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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