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Goosetown Eviction Risk: Elevated , La Crosse

Tract 55063000402 · La Crosse County, WI · pop 3,281 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

Census tract 55063000402 covers Goosetown in La Crosse, home to 3,281 residents. For landlords it grades 6.3/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

75% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $947 a month against an average household income of $23,582 a year, roughly 48% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 75% Stable renters 25% Owners 0%

Tract context

Occupied units1,454

Renter share99.9%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate67.3%

Median income$23,582

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across La Crosse and the region

Centroid at 43.8182, -91.2425 · click any tract to drill in

Why Goosetown scores 6.3

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

67.3% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$947 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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 Goosetown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

70%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
10%Racial/ethnic minority
54%Housing & transportation

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.

16.7%Housing insecurity
11.8%Utility-shutoff threat
28.0%Food insecurity
34.1%SNAP enrollment
19.0%Transit barriers
10.1%No health insurance
28.9%Frequent mental distress
41.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Goosetown

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 16.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 55063000402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55063000402?

Census tract 55063000402 in the Goosetown neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 55063000402?

Median gross rent is $947/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 55063000402?

67.3% of residents in tract 55063000402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,281.

How socially vulnerable is tract 55063000402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 1th, minority 10th, housing 54th.

Is tract 55063000402 considered part of Goosetown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55063000402 fall within Goosetown (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 55063000402 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.7% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 55063000402 compare to La Crosse overall?

Tract 55063000402 scores 6.3/10, 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.