Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Riverview Eviction Risk: Lower , Wausau
Tract 55073000300 · Marathon County, WI · pop 5,320 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 55073000300 reflects conditions in the Riverview neighborhood of Wausau, Wisconsin. It lands near the 40th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,024 a month while the average household earns $74,267 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units2,319
Renter share22.8%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$74,267
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wausau and the region
Centroid at 44.9912, -89.6023 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverview scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wausau
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,024 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wausau
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wausau
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wausau
6.0
How Riverview compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 212Total filings over 9 yrs
- 5.82%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.7%Peak (2007)
- 26Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 9 months.
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.
- 7.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.4%Food insecurity
- 9.7%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 6.3%No health insurance
- 13.7%Frequent mental distress
- 28.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverview
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wausau eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Marathon County average of 4.5 and above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 212 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 5.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.7% of renter households in 2007.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55073000300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55073000300?
Census tract 55073000300 in the Riverview neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 55073000300?
Median gross rent is $1,024/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55073000300?
11.0% of residents in tract 55073000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,320.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55073000300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 68th, minority 12th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 55073000300 considered part of Riverview?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55073000300 fall within Riverview (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55073000300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 212 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 55073000300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.82% of renter households, peaking at 7.7% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55073000300 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.6% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55073000300 compare to Wausau overall?
Tract 55073000300 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Wausau at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wausau eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Wausau
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5.4
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.8
/ 10 · Low
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3.7
/ 10 · Low
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3.6
/ 10 · Low
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