1 census tracts · pop 4,892 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Fernwood is a one-tract quarter of St. Francis, WI, population 4,892. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. Against a St. Francis baseline of 28.1%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
29% 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 clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.3/10.
The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.6/10. The filing record is not thin: 338 evictions logged in this tract.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.8/10. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 3.5% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2017, is well off that peak. Average gross rent runs $1,021, close to the St. Francis average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $54,146. 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 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
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fernwood vs St. FrancisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fernwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
338Total filings (sum)
2.33%Avg annual filing rate
3.5%Peak year (2004)
1.61%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
122Total filings 2020-21
1.6Avg monthly observed
1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.85×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee, WI).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fernwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.7%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
13.1%Food insecurity
14.3%SNAP enrollment
8.3%No health insurance
30.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fernwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fernwood?
Fernwood scores 4.8/10 (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 Fernwood compare to St. Francis overall?
Fernwood scores 1.0 points higher than St. Francis overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,021 vs $1,004.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fernwood?
Average gross rent in Fernwood is $1,021/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fernwood residents are renters?
54% of Fernwood households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in St. Francis). The neighborhood has 4,892 residents.
Q5
Is Fernwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Fernwood sits in the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Fernwood for landlords?
Fernwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 St. Francis as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fernwood?
Fernwood has 4,947 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.2%), Hispanic / Latino (13.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
