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Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Onalaska Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 55063010403 · La Crosse County, WI · pop 5,693 · 99% of tract blocks fall in Onalaska

With a score of 3/10, tract 55063010403 in Onalaska, WI reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.9/10.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 30% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units2,690
Renter share42.8%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$94,308

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Onalaska
Very Low
Within county
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#19 of 28 tracts In La Crosse County
Low
Within state
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#1,083 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Low
National
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Onalaska and the region

Centroid at 43.8943, -91.2299 · click any tract to drill in

Why Onalaska scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Onalaska
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$995 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Onalaska
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Onalaska
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Onalaska
3.9

How Onalaska compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Onalaska risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0104033.9Onalaskaparent city4.2Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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 Onalaska

30% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the La Crosse County average of 38.5%. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.7/10. Against the La Crosse County average of 4.2, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.2 points.

Severe burden reaches 10%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.8/10. SNAP participation runs 7.9% against 15.2% nationally.

At $995 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Onalaska commands. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 3.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 13% of average household income of $94,308, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 55063010403

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55063010403?

Census tract 55063010403 in Onalaska scores 3/10 (Lower 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 55063010403?

Median gross rent is $995/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55063010403?

7.5% of residents in tract 55063010403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,693.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55063010403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 39th, minority 36th, housing 51th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 55063010403 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.3% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 55063010403 compare to Onalaska overall?

Tract 55063010403 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Onalaska at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Onalaska eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Onalaska

Top eight tracts in Onalaska ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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