1 census tracts · pop 3,286 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 4.1–4.1
Highland Park maps to a single census tract in Wausau, WI, population 3,286. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, Moderate tier. Against a Wausau baseline of 28.3%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
35% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.4/10. The filing record is not thin: 136 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 5.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.0% in 2017 against a 5.2% peak. Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Wausau, it ranks #8 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, Southeast Side and Riverview score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Average gross rent runs $970, close to the Wausau average. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Park vs WausauHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport8%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highland Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
136Total filings (sum)
3.72%Avg annual filing rate
5.2%Peak year (2015)
3.99%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Highland Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.6%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility shutoff threat
11.8%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
7.5%No health insurance
27.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highland Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Park?
Highland Park scores 4.1/10 (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 Highland Park compare to Wausau overall?
Highland Park scores 0.1 points higher than Wausau overall (4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $970 vs $1,010.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Park?
Average gross rent in Highland Park is $970/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Park residents are renters?
33% of Highland Park households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Wausau). The neighborhood has 3,286 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Park sits in the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Highland Park for landlords?
Highland Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 Wausau as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Highland Park?
Highland Park has 3,223 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.5%), Hispanic / Latino (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
