1 census tracts · pop 3,396 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Riverlife maps to a single census tract in Wausau, WI and houses 3,396 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Wausau baseline of 28.3%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
26% 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. This is a renter market: 78% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. SNAP participation is 29.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10.
The filing record is not thin: 383 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 6.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 3.9% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Wausau, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
For a like-for-like read, Northwest and Franklin Heights score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Riverlife vs WausauHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Riverlife
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
383Total filings (sum)
4.55%Avg annual filing rate
6.7%Peak year (2013)
3.87%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Riverlife
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.2%Housing insecurity
11.1%Utility shutoff threat
24.6%Food insecurity
29.4%SNAP enrollment
12.3%No health insurance
36.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Riverlife
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riverlife?
Riverlife scores 5.4/10 (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 Riverlife compare to Wausau overall?
Riverlife scores 1.4 points higher than Wausau overall (4/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $950 vs $1,010.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riverlife?
Average gross rent in Riverlife is $950/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riverlife residents are renters?
78% of Riverlife households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Wausau). The neighborhood has 3,396 residents.
Q5
Is Riverlife a high social-vulnerability area?
Riverlife sits in the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Riverlife for landlords?
Riverlife carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Riverlife?
Riverlife has 3,522 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.1%), Other / Multiracial (15.5%), Hispanic / Latino (9.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
