Skip to content
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

HarborPark Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kenosha

Tract 55059001600 · Kenosha County, WI · pop 2,996 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 55059001600 belongs to the HarborPark neighborhood of Kenosha, Wisconsin. It is home to 2,996 residents and scores 5.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 48th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,097 a month while the average household earns $60,341 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 28% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,113
Renter share51.6%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate27.3%
Median income$60,341

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 7 tracts In HarborPark
Moderate
Within parent city
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 27 tracts In Kenosha
High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 42 tracts In Kenosha County
Very High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#178 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kenosha and the region

Centroid at 42.5746, -87.8342 · click any tract to drill in

Why HarborPark scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Kenosha
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
27.3% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$1,097 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kenosha
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kenosha
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kenosha
3.5

How HarborPark compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
HarborPark risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 001600Kenosha: 3.43.4Kenoshaparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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)

  • 628Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 8.50%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.0%Peak (2013)
  • 55Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 550590016002002: 47 filings (7.95/100 renter HHs)2007: 36 filings (6.36/100 renter HHs)2008: 57 filings (10.08/100 renter HHs)2009: 54 filings (9.55/100 renter HHs)2010: 50 filings (7.80/100 renter HHs)2011: 52 filings (8.10/100 renter HHs)2012: 59 filings (9.19/100 renter HHs)2013: 64 filings (9.97/100 renter HHs)2014: 50 filings (7.79/100 renter HHs)2015: 56 filings (8.72/100 renter HHs)2016: 48 filings (7.68/100 renter HHs)2017: 55 filings (8.80/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 17% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within HarborPark. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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 HarborPark

What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.8/10. 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 Kenosha eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kenosha County average of 4.7 and above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 628 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 8.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.0% of renter households in 2013.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 55059001600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55059001600?

Census tract 55059001600 in the HarborPark neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 55059001600?

Median gross rent is $1,097/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55059001600?

27.3% of residents in tract 55059001600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,996.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55059001600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 81th, minority 68th, housing 80th.
Q5

Is tract 55059001600 considered part of HarborPark?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55059001600 fall within HarborPark (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55059001600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 628 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 55059001600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.50% of renter households, peaking at 10.0% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 55059001600 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.7% 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. 14.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 55059001600 compare to Kenosha overall?

Tract 55059001600 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Kenosha at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kenosha eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9

Was tract 55059001600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 33% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kenosha

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

Related