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10th & Cass Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , La Crosse

Tract 55063000401 · La Crosse County, WI · pop 2,147 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 55063000401 belongs to the 10th & Cass Historic District neighborhood of La Crosse, Wisconsin. It is home to 2,147 residents and scores 6.2/10, an elevated reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #17,507 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $964 a month against an average household income of $37,552 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 97% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 50% Owners 3%
Tract context
Occupied units827
Renter share97.2%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate41.2%
Median income$37,552

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In 10th & Cass Historic District
Moderate
Within parent city
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 16 tracts In La Crosse
High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 28 tracts In La Crosse County
Very High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#94 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across La Crosse and the region

Centroid at 43.8075, -91.2439 · click any tract to drill in

Why 10th & Cass Historic District scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from La Crosse
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
41.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$964 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Crosse
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Crosse
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Crosse
7.3

How 10th & Cass Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
10th & Cass Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 000401La Crosse: 3.23.2La Crosseparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 65

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

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 10th & Cass Historic District

The score leans hardest on 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 La Crosse eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the La Crosse County average of 4.9 and above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 55063000401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55063000401?

Census tract 55063000401 in the 10th & Cass Historic District neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 55063000401?

Median gross rent is $964/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55063000401?

41.2% of residents in tract 55063000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,147.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55063000401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 32th, minority 28th, housing 74th.
Q5

Is tract 55063000401 considered part of 10th & Cass Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55063000401 fall within 10th & Cass Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 55063000401 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.6% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 55063000401 compare to La Crosse overall?

Tract 55063000401 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of La Crosse at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Crosse eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in La Crosse

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

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