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Neighborhood · Fitchburg, WI

Wildwood South Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 6,440 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10 · range 3.1–3.1

Wildwood South maps to a single census tract in Fitchburg, WI, population 6,440. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Fitchburg baseline of 29.9%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10.

23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Food insecurity affects 5.2% of adults, 12.6 points below the national rate. Court records for this tract carry 55 eviction filings.

Average gross rent is $1,588, 16% above the Fitchburg average of $1,373. SNAP participation is 4.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 2.1% of renter households. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 0.2% in 2017, is well off that peak.

Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Fitchburg, it ranks #5 by risk, the lower third. Only 17% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Country Vineyard and Highlands of Seminole score within a fraction of it.

One tract means one number: 3.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Wildwood South vs Fitchburg How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
57.4% +92%
Fitchburg: 29.9%
Average gross rent
$1,588 +16%
Fitchburg: $1,373
Average HH income
$135,609 +59%
Fitchburg: $85,420
Poverty rate
2.7% -64%
Fitchburg: 7.5%
Renter share
17.4% -67%
Fitchburg: 52.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wildwood South and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.1–3.1

Why Wildwood South scores 3.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts
7.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.9–7.9 across tracts
7.9
Rent control risk
57% of income on rent · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
17% renter households · Range 9.4–9.4 across tracts
9.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Economic stress
2.7% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts
5.8
Risk score comparison

Wildwood South vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Wildwood South score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.1Wildwood SouthNeighborhood4.5Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Wildwood South

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55025010701 3.1 6,440 57% $1,588
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 9

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 6%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 37%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Wildwood South

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 55Total filings (sum)
  • 0.75%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.1%Peak year (2007)
  • 0.15%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wildwood South

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Wildwood South

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Wildwood South?

Wildwood South scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Wildwood South compare to Fitchburg overall?

Wildwood South scores 1.4 points lower than Fitchburg overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,588 vs $1,373.
Q3

What is the average rent in Wildwood South?

Average gross rent in Wildwood South is $1,588/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Wildwood South residents are renters?

17% of Wildwood South households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Fitchburg). The neighborhood has 6,440 residents.
Q5

Is Wildwood South a high social-vulnerability area?

Wildwood South sits in the 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Wildwood South for landlords?

Wildwood South carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Fitchburg as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Wildwood South?

Wildwood South has 6,612 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (86.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.7%), Hispanic / Latino (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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