1 census tracts · pop 5,623 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Park Lawn is a one-tract neighborhood of Middleton, WI and houses 5,623 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
Against a Middleton baseline of 25.7%, 33% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Severe burden reaches 12%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Court records for this tract carry 368 eviction filings.
The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. At $1,254 a month, rents sit 13% under what the rest of Middleton commands.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 3.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Middleton, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Fox Bluff and Hubbard Avenue Addition score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $74,931. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Park Lawn vs MiddletonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Park Lawn
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
368Total filings (sum)
2.42%Avg annual filing rate
3.7%Peak year (2010)
1.12%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Park Lawn
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.0%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
11.9%SNAP enrollment
8.7%No health insurance
27.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Park Lawn
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Park Lawn?
Park Lawn scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 Park Lawn compare to Middleton overall?
Park Lawn scores 1.3 points higher than Middleton overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,254 vs $1,437.
Q3
What is the average rent in Park Lawn?
Average gross rent in Park Lawn is $1,254/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Park Lawn residents are renters?
56% of Park Lawn households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Middleton). The neighborhood has 5,623 residents.
Q5
Is Park Lawn a high social-vulnerability area?
Park Lawn sits in the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Park Lawn for landlords?
Park Lawn carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Middleton as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Park Lawn?
Park Lawn has 5,762 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.8%), Hispanic / Latino (20.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
