1 census tracts · pop 3,434 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Prairie Lake is a one-tract suburb of Kenosha, WI and houses 3,434 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Kenosha baseline of 29.7%, around two-thirds of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Average gross rent is $1,623, 37% above the Kenosha average of $1,186. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.4/10. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Severe burden reaches 11%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The voucher gap is 12.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
That places it #13 of 16 neighborhoods in Kenosha. At 17% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $134,545, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Prairie Lake vs KenoshaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Prairie Lake
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.6%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
10.3%Food insecurity
9.9%SNAP enrollment
7.2%No health insurance
25.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Prairie Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Prairie Lake?
Prairie Lake 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 Prairie Lake compare to Kenosha overall?
Prairie Lake scores 0.6 points lower than Kenosha overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,623 vs $1,186.
Q3
What is the average rent in Prairie Lake?
Average gross rent in Prairie Lake is $1,623/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Prairie Lake residents are renters?
17% of Prairie Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Kenosha). The neighborhood has 3,434 residents.
Q5
Is Prairie Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Prairie Lake sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Prairie Lake for landlords?
Prairie Lake 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 Kenosha as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Prairie Lake?
Prairie Lake has 3,487 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.8%), Hispanic / Latino (15.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
