2 census tracts · pop 7,809 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3.2–3.7
April Hills is a 2-tract neighborhood of McFarland, WI, population 7,809. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10.
The filing record is not thin: 106 evictions logged in this tract. 33% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the McFarland rate of 28.8%. Food insecurity affects 7.8% of adults, 10.0 points below the national rate.
4.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 8.1% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,598, 10% above the McFarland average of $1,458. The most recent observed rate, 2.4% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Against average income of $97,847, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0.5 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
April Hills vs McFarlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority17%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in April Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
106Total filings (sum)
4.97%Avg annual filing rate
8.1%Peak year (2007)
2.43%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in April Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.6%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility shutoff threat
7.7%Food insecurity
7.4%SNAP enrollment
5.8%No health insurance
22.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About April Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for April Hills?
April Hills scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 April Hills compare to McFarland overall?
April Hills scores 0.6 points lower than McFarland overall (4/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,598 vs $1,458.
Q3
What is the average rent in April Hills?
Average gross rent in April Hills is $1,598/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of April Hills residents are renters?
37% of April Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 27% in McFarland). The neighborhood has 7,809 residents.
Q5
Is April Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
April Hills sits in the 14th 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
Which tracts in April Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in April Hills is census tract 55025010504 (score 3.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.2 to 3.7, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is April Hills for landlords?
April Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to McFarland as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of April Hills?
April Hills has 7,878 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.2%), Other / Multiracial (8.5%), Hispanic / Latino (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
