1 census tracts · pop 3,267 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Weigent Park is a one-tract neighborhood of La Crosse, WI, population 3,267. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a La Crosse baseline of 28.9%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 71 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 2.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.0% in 2014 against a 2.5% peak.
At $1,091 a month, rents sit 8% over what the rest of La Crosse commands. Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of La Crosse, it ranks #8 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Holy Trinity-Longfellow and 7th Street Waterfront score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $77,059, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Weigent Park vs La CrosseHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Weigent Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
71Total filings (sum)
1.67%Avg annual filing rate
2.5%Peak year (2009)
1.99%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Weigent Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.4%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility shutoff threat
10.4%Food insecurity
10.9%SNAP enrollment
6.1%No health insurance
27.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Weigent Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Weigent Park?
Weigent Park scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 Weigent Park compare to La Crosse overall?
Weigent Park scores 0.8 points higher than La Crosse overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,091 vs $1,010.
Q3
What is the average rent in Weigent Park?
Average gross rent in Weigent Park is $1,091/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Weigent Park residents are renters?
42% of Weigent Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in La Crosse). The neighborhood has 3,267 residents.
Q5
Is Weigent Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Weigent Park sits in the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Weigent Park for landlords?
Weigent Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 La Crosse as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Weigent Park?
Weigent Park has 3,108 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.1%), Other / Multiracial (6%), Hispanic / Latino (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
