2 census tracts · pop 9,306 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Bluemound Heights takes in 2 census tracts of Appleton, WI, population 9,306. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
16% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, under the Appleton rate of 25.4%. Court records for this tract carry 55 eviction filings.
3.7% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Food insecurity affects 8.0% of adults, 9.8 points below the national rate.
The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 3.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.1% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #13 of 15 neighborhoods in Appleton. Rent takes 12% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,018, close to the Appleton average.
34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bluemound Heights vs AppletonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport25%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bluemound Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
55Total filings (sum)
1.69%Avg annual filing rate
3.5%Peak year (2010)
0.12%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bluemound Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.8%Housing insecurity
3.7%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
7.1%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
23.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bluemound Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bluemound Heights?
Bluemound Heights 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 Bluemound Heights compare to Appleton overall?
Bluemound Heights scores 0.7 points lower than Appleton overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 16% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,018 vs $1,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bluemound Heights?
Average gross rent in Bluemound Heights is $1,018/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bluemound Heights residents are renters?
34% of Bluemound Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Appleton). The neighborhood has 9,306 residents.
Q5
Is Bluemound Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Bluemound Heights sits in the 7th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Bluemound Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bluemound Heights is census tract 55087012505 (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 Bluemound Heights for landlords?
Bluemound Heights 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 Appleton as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bluemound Heights?
Bluemound Heights has 9,420 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.5%), Hispanic / Latino (6.6%), Other / Multiracial (3.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.