1 census tracts · pop 3,934 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Putnam Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Eau Claire, WI, population 3,934. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Eau Claire baseline of 25.1%, 11% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10.
At $1,350 a month, rents sit 29% over what the rest of Eau Claire commands. The voucher gap is 23.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10.
The filing record is not thin: 13 evictions logged in this tract. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 7.6% of adults, 10.2 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 2.6% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.7% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #11 of 12 neighborhoods in Eau Claire.
At 5% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $97,841, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 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
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Putnam Heights vs Eau ClaireHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority6%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Putnam Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
13Total filings (sum)
1.76%Avg annual filing rate
2.6%Peak year (2011)
0.67%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Putnam Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.8%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
7.5%SNAP enrollment
5.7%No health insurance
26.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Putnam Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Putnam Heights?
Putnam Heights scores 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 Putnam Heights compare to Eau Claire overall?
Putnam Heights scores 1.0 points lower than Eau Claire overall (4/10). Renters spend 11% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,350 vs $1,045.
Q3
What is the average rent in Putnam Heights?
Average gross rent in Putnam Heights is $1,350/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Putnam Heights residents are renters?
5% of Putnam Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Eau Claire). The neighborhood has 3,934 residents.
Q5
Is Putnam Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Putnam Heights sits in the 6th 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 Putnam Heights for landlords?
Putnam Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (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 Putnam Heights?
Putnam Heights has 3,936 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (96.3%), Other / Multiracial (1.4%), Hispanic / Latino (1.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
