1 census tracts · pop 4,370 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3.3–3.3
Old Wells Road maps to a single census tract in Eau Claire, WI and houses 4,370 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 7% against 25.1% citywide, putting Old Wells Road 18.5% under its own city.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.6/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10.
The filing record is not thin: 105 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 7.1% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 8.9% of adults, 8.9 points below the national rate. Recent filings have not receded much: 5.3% in 2017 against a 7.1% peak. Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of Eau Claire, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third.
Only 15% 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. The closest comparables inside the same city are Highclere and Putnam Heights. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 3.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Old Wells Road vs Eau ClaireHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport14%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Old Wells Road
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
105Total filings (sum)
4.27%Avg annual filing rate
7.1%Peak year (2014)
5.31%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Old Wells Road
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.8%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
8.8%SNAP enrollment
6.5%No health insurance
27.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Old Wells Road
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Old Wells Road?
Old Wells Road scores 3.3/10 (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 Old Wells Road compare to Eau Claire overall?
Old Wells Road scores 0.7 points lower than Eau Claire overall (4/10). Renters spend 7% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,021 vs $1,045.
Q3
What is the average rent in Old Wells Road?
Average gross rent in Old Wells Road is $1,021/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 7% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Old Wells Road residents are renters?
15% of Old Wells Road households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Eau Claire). The neighborhood has 4,370 residents.
Q5
Is Old Wells Road a high social-vulnerability area?
Old Wells Road sits in the 4th 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 Old Wells Road for landlords?
Old Wells Road carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Old Wells Road?
Old Wells Road has 4,134 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (90.2%), Other / Multiracial (4.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
