1 census tracts · pop 5,674 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Lower Campus maps to a single census tract in Eau Claire, WI and houses 5,674 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 25.1% citywide, putting Lower Campus 24.7% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 34%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Running hot is economic stress at 8.1/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 52 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 1.6% of renter households. Average gross rent is $959, 8% below the Eau Claire average of $1,045. Recent filings have not receded much: 1.2% in 2017 against a 1.6% peak.
Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of Eau Claire, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Randall Park and Water Street Historic District score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $56,112.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lower Campus vs Eau ClaireHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lower Campus
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
52Total filings (sum)
0.95%Avg annual filing rate
1.6%Peak year (2010)
1.19%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lower Campus
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.0%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility shutoff threat
16.8%Food insecurity
16.5%SNAP enrollment
7.9%No health insurance
32.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lower Campus
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lower Campus?
Lower Campus scores 5.4/10 (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 Lower Campus compare to Eau Claire overall?
Lower Campus scores 1.4 points higher than Eau Claire overall (4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $959 vs $1,045.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lower Campus?
Average gross rent in Lower Campus is $959/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lower Campus residents are renters?
54% of Lower Campus households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Eau Claire). The neighborhood has 5,674 residents.
Q5
Is Lower Campus a high social-vulnerability area?
Lower Campus sits in the 26th 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 Lower Campus for landlords?
Lower Campus carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Eau Claire as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lower Campus?
Lower Campus has 5,728 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.1%), Other / Multiracial (3.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
