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Neighborhood · Stoughton, WI

Pleasant Hill Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 6,788 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 2.5/10 · range 2.5–2.5

Pleasant Hill is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Stoughton with 1 census tract and a population of 6,788 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 2.5/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 46% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 22% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,173/month sits 1% higher than the Stoughton citywide average ($1,157).

Risk score
2.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pleasant Hill vs Stoughton How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
45.9% +77%
Stoughton: 25.9%
Average gross rent
$1,173 +1%
Stoughton: $1,157
Average HH income
$80,288 +2%
Stoughton: $78,517
Poverty rate
8.0% +17%
Stoughton: 6.9%
Renter share
28.1% -16%
Stoughton: 33.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pleasant Hill and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 2.5–2.5

Why Pleasant Hill scores 2.5

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
46% of income on rent · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.7–2.7 across tracts
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
28% renter households · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.2–4.2 across tracts
4.2
Economic stress
8.0% below poverty line · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Risk score comparison

Pleasant Hill vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Pleasant Hill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Pleasant Hill: 2.52.5Pleasant HillNeighborhoodParent city: 2.92.9Parent cityhost cityState: 3.13.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Pleasant Hill

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55025012202 2.5 6,788 46% $1,173
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 42

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

Socioeconomic status 19%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 78%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 12%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Pleasant Hill

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 343Total filings (sum)
  • 3.11%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.9%Peak year (2001)
  • 2.00%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pleasant Hill

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

Frequently asked

About Pleasant Hill

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Pleasant Hill?

Pleasant Hill scores 2.5/10 (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 Pleasant Hill compare to Stoughton overall?

Pleasant Hill scores 0.4 points lower than Stoughton overall (2.9/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,173 vs $1,157.
Q3

What is the average rent in Pleasant Hill?

Average gross rent in Pleasant Hill is $1,173/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Pleasant Hill residents are renters?

28% of Pleasant Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Stoughton). The neighborhood has 6,788 residents.
Q5

Is Pleasant Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Pleasant Hill sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Pleasant Hill for landlords?

Pleasant Hill carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (2.5/10). 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 Stoughton as a whole (2.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Pleasant Hill?

Pleasant Hill has 6,686 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (91.9%), Other / Multiracial (5.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (1.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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