1 census tracts · pop 5,833 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.7–3.7
Emerald Valley maps to a single census tract in Onalaska, WI and houses 5,833 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in three against 26.0% citywide, putting Emerald Valley 10.0% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.6/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.7/10.
The filing record is not thin: 58 evictions logged in this tract. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.8/10. Severe burden reaches 9%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 1.9% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.0% of adults, 8.8 points below the national rate.
Average gross rent is $1,021, 10% below the Onalaska average of $1,130. The most recent observed rate, 0.8% in 2014, is well off that peak. Against average income of $61,487, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Emerald Valley vs OnalaskaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport95%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Emerald Valley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
58Total filings (sum)
1.04%Avg annual filing rate
1.9%Peak year (2010)
0.79%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Emerald Valley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.4%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
9.0%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
30.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Emerald Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Emerald Valley?
Emerald Valley scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 Emerald Valley compare to Onalaska overall?
Emerald Valley scores 0.2 points lower than Onalaska overall (3.9/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,021 vs $1,130.
Q3
What is the average rent in Emerald Valley?
Average gross rent in Emerald Valley is $1,021/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Emerald Valley residents are renters?
40% of Emerald Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Onalaska). The neighborhood has 5,833 residents.
Q5
Is Emerald Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Emerald Valley sits in the 56th 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
How safe is Emerald Valley for landlords?
Emerald Valley carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 Onalaska as a whole (3.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Emerald Valley?
Emerald Valley has 5,886 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (86%), Other / Multiracial (5.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
