1 census tracts · pop 2,946 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
Bell Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Appleton, WI and houses 2,946 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.8/10, placing it in the Lower tier. roughly one in four of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.6/10. The filing record is not thin: 70 evictions logged in this tract. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.1/10.
The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 4.6% of renter households. That places it #12 of 15 neighborhoods in Appleton.
Judgments average 2.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 24% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Arrowhead Park and Huntley Houses score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $79,464, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,071, close to the Appleton average.
One tract means one number: 3.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bell Heights vs AppletonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bell Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
70Total filings (sum)
4.31%Avg annual filing rate
4.6%Peak year (2017)
4.64%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bell Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.5%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility shutoff threat
13.6%Food insecurity
13.8%SNAP enrollment
8.7%No health insurance
28.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bell Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bell Heights?
Bell Heights scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 Bell Heights compare to Appleton overall?
Bell Heights scores 0.1 points higher than Appleton overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 26% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,071 vs $1,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bell Heights?
Average gross rent in Bell Heights is $1,071/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bell Heights residents are renters?
24% of Bell Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Appleton). The neighborhood has 2,946 residents.
Q5
Is Bell Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Bell Heights sits in the 46th 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 Bell Heights for landlords?
Bell Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 Appleton as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bell Heights?
Bell Heights has 3,061 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (20.5%), Other / Multiracial (3.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
