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Water Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Eau Claire

Tract 55035001200 · Eau Claire County, WI · pop 5,554 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 55035001200, home to 5,554 residents in the Water Street Historic District area of Eau Claire, scores 5.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 40th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $747 monthly, set against $34,883 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 75% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 43% Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units2,157
Renter share75.3%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate48.1%
Median income$34,883

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Water Street Historic District
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 18 tracts In Eau Claire
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 22 tracts In Eau Claire County
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#39 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Eau Claire and the region

Centroid at 44.8036, -91.5225 · click any tract to drill in

Why Water Street Historic District scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Eau Claire
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
48.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$747 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Eau Claire
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Eau Claire
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Eau Claire
5.3

How Water Street Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Water Street Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 001200Eau Claire: 2.92.9Eau Claireparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 219Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 1.25%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.9%Peak (2014)
  • 14Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 550350012002008: 16 filings (0.75/100 renter HHs)2009: 23 filings (1.07/100 renter HHs)2010: 22 filings (1.26/100 renter HHs)2011: 28 filings (1.63/100 renter HHs)2012: 17 filings (0.99/100 renter HHs)2013: 17 filings (0.99/100 renter HHs)2014: 33 filings (1.92/100 renter HHs)2015: 33 filings (1.92/100 renter HHs)2016: 16 filings (1.05/100 renter HHs)2017: 14 filings (0.92/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Water Street Historic District

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Eau Claire eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Eau Claire County average of 4.0 and above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 219 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 1.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.9% of renter households in 2014.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 55035001200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55035001200?

Census tract 55035001200 in the Water Street Historic District neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 55035001200?

Median gross rent is $747/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55035001200?

48.1% of residents in tract 55035001200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,554.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55035001200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 0th, minority 14th, housing 82th.
Q5

Is tract 55035001200 considered part of Water Street Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55035001200 fall within Water Street Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55035001200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 219 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 55035001200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.25% of renter households, peaking at 1.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 55035001200 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 55035001200 compare to Eau Claire overall?

Tract 55035001200 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Eau Claire at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Eau Claire eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Eau Claire

Top eight tracts in Eau Claire ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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