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University East Eviction Risk: Moderate , La Crosse

Tract 55063000500 · La Crosse County, WI · pop 5,241 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 5.8/10, tract 55063000500 in the University East area of La Crosse, WI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. roughly two in three of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the La Crosse County average of 38.5%.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 27% Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units975
Renter share75.8%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate65.1%
Median income$25,994

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In University East
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 16 tracts In La Crosse
Very High
Within county
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 28 tracts In La Crosse County
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#29 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across La Crosse and the region

Centroid at 43.8230, -91.2291 · click any tract to drill in

Why University East scores 5.8

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
65.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,295 rent vs county FMR
5.8
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 University East compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
University East risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.8This tracttract 0005004.4La Crosseparent city4.2Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

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)

  • 9Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 0.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.6%Peak (2014)
  • 4Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 55063000500
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 University East

Annualized rent equals 60% of average household income of $25,994, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10. Severe burden reaches 34%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

The poverty rate is 65%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.4/10. 76% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Average gross rent is $1,295, 28% above the La Crosse average. It sits 1.6 points above the La Crosse County average of 4.2.

Food insecurity runs 31.7% against 17.8% nationally. Disability prevalence runs 44.7% against 31.5% nationally.

Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.3/10. Court records carry 9 eviction filings across 5 observed years.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 55063000500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55063000500?

Census tract 55063000500 in the University East neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 55063000500?

Median gross rent is $1,295/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55063000500?

65.1% of residents in tract 55063000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,241.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55063000500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 0th, minority 2th, housing 82th.
Q5

Is tract 55063000500 considered part of University East?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55063000500 fall within University East (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55063000500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 9 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 55063000500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.30% of renter households, peaking at 0.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 55063000500 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.8% 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. 12.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 55063000500 compare to La Crosse overall?

Tract 55063000500 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of La Crosse at 4.4/10. 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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