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Neighborhood · La Crosse, WI

Hintgen Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 8,449 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10 · range 3.7–4.1

Hintgen is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in La Crosse with 2 census tracts and a population of 8,449 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3.9/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 25% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 11% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $962/month sits 5% lower than the La Crosse citywide average ($1,010).

Risk score
3.9
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Hintgen vs La Crosse How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
25.4% -12%
La Crosse: 28.9%
Average gross rent
$962 -5%
La Crosse: $1,010
Average HH income
$62,842 +17%
La Crosse: $53,803
Poverty rate
7.1% -67%
La Crosse: 21.6%
Renter share
42.2% -22%
La Crosse: 53.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hintgen and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.7–4.1

Why Hintgen scores 3.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Rent control risk
25% of income on rent · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
42% renter households · Range 9.4–9.4 across tracts
9.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts
7.3
Economic stress
7.1% below poverty line · Range 1.7–1.9 across tracts
1.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.4–3.6 across tracts
3.0
Risk score comparison

Hintgen vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Hintgen score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Hintgen: 3.93.9HintgenNeighborhoodParent city: 3.23.2Parent cityhost cityState: 3.13.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Hintgen

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55063001102 4.1 4,030 27% $885
55063001200 3.7 4,419 24% $1,033
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 50

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 27%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 64%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 14%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Hintgen

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 122Total filings (sum)
  • 1.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.5%Peak year (2014)
  • 1.33%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hintgen

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Hintgen

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Hintgen?

Hintgen scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Hintgen compare to La Crosse overall?

Hintgen scores 0.7 points higher than La Crosse overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $962 vs $1,010.
Q3

What is the average rent in Hintgen?

Average gross rent in Hintgen is $962/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Hintgen residents are renters?

42% of Hintgen households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in La Crosse). The neighborhood has 8,449 residents.
Q5

Is Hintgen a high social-vulnerability area?

Hintgen sits in the 50th 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

Which tracts in Hintgen have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Hintgen is census tract 55063001102 (score 4.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 4.1, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7

How safe is Hintgen for landlords?

Hintgen carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to La Crosse as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Hintgen?

Hintgen has 8,408 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.7%), Hispanic / Latino (1.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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