2 census tracts · pop 6,187 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Park Ridge spans 2 census tracts of Wauwatosa, WI, population 6,187. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a Wauwatosa baseline of 26.8%, 55% 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. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10.
The voucher gap is 17.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10.
Filings are well documented here: 72 across 2 observed tracts. Food insecurity affects 8.5% of adults, 9.3 points below the national rate. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 2.6% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #5 of 6 neighborhoods in Wauwatosa.
Only 26% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Park Ridge vs WauwatosaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Park Ridge
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
72Total filings (sum)
1.32%Avg annual filing rate
2.6%Peak year (2004)
1.02%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
72Total filings 2020-21
0.4Avg monthly observed
0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
5.90×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee, WI).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Park Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.6%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
9.0%SNAP enrollment
5.7%No health insurance
24.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Park Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Park Ridge?
Park Ridge scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Park Ridge compare to Wauwatosa overall?
Park Ridge scores 1.0 points lower than Wauwatosa overall (4/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,482 vs $1,438.
Q3
What is the average rent in Park Ridge?
Average gross rent in Park Ridge is $1,482/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Park Ridge residents are renters?
26% of Park Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Wauwatosa). The neighborhood has 6,187 residents.
Q5
Is Park Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Park Ridge sits in the 44th 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
Which tracts in Park Ridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Park Ridge is census tract 55079090100 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Park Ridge for landlords?
Park Ridge carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Wauwatosa as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Park Ridge?
Park Ridge has 6,429 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.7%), Other / Multiracial (7.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
