Neighborhood · Appleton, WI

Historic Central Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 9,387 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10 · range 4.6–5.1

Historic Central is a 3-tract neighborhood of Appleton, WI and houses 9,387 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Appleton baseline of 25.4%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. Average gross rent is $862, 16% below the Appleton average of $1,030.

Court records carry 431 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.1/10. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 5.6% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 3.2% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #2 of 15 neighborhoods in Appleton. The closest comparables inside the same city are Peabody Park and River Drive.

The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $49,072. 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Historic Central vs Appleton How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

48.0% +89%

Appleton: 25.4%

Average gross rent

$862 -16%

Appleton: $1,030

Average HH income

$49,072 -37%

Appleton: $77,450

Poverty rate

13.2% +56%

Appleton: 8.5%

Renter share

46.5% +41%

Appleton: 33.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Historic Central and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.6–5.1

Why Historic Central scores 4.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts

2.9

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts

4.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts

5.1

Rent control risk

48% of income on rent · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts

3.9

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts

3.1

Tenant organizing strength

47% renter households · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts

7.1

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.2–4.2 across tracts

4.2

Economic stress

13.2% below poverty line · Range 2.2–4.8 across tracts

3.3

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.7–3.0 across tracts

2.8

Risk score comparison

Historic Central vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Historic Central?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.5 points from 4.6 to 5.1. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.1 5.1 4.6

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Historic Central

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
55087010100	5.1	2,651	52%	$889
55087010300	5.1	2,416	55%	$850
55087010200	4.6	4,320	41%	$852

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 55

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 56%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 50%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 31%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 60%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Historic Central

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

431Total filings (sum)
3.42%Avg annual filing rate
5.6%Peak year (2014)
3.39%Latest filed (2017)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Historic Central

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

12.1%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
15.5%Food insecurity
16.9%SNAP enrollment
9.1%No health insurance
29.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Historic Central

What is the eviction-risk score for Historic Central?

Historic Central scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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.

How does Historic Central compare to Appleton overall?

Historic Central scores 1.2 points higher than Appleton overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $862 vs $1,030.

What is the average rent in Historic Central?

Average gross rent in Historic Central is $862/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Historic Central residents are renters?

47% of Historic Central households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Appleton). The neighborhood has 9,387 residents.

Is Historic Central a high social-vulnerability area?

Historic Central sits in the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Historic Central have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Historic Central is census tract 55087010100 (score 5.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 5.1, a spread of 0.5 points.

How safe is Historic Central for landlords?

Historic Central carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Historic Central?

Historic Central has 9,380 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.7%), Hispanic / Latino (8.7%), Other / Multiracial (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Historic Central

3.9 Erb Park 2 tracts · pop 8,042 4.7 Peabody Park 3 tracts · pop 8,699 3.9 Conkey Place 2 tracts · pop 4,804 4 Arrowhead Park 2 tracts · pop 7,936 4.2 Colony Oaks 5 tracts · pop 22,004 3 Bluemound Heights 2 tracts · pop 9,306

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Appleton

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Historic Central.

4.8 Peabody Park 3 tracts · pop 8,699 5.1 River Drive 1 tracts · pop 1,508 4.5 Lynndale Heights 1 tracts · pop 3,708 4.3 Roselawn 1 tracts · pop 4,898 4.2 Colony Oaks 5 tracts · pop 22,004 3.9 Conkey Place 2 tracts · pop 4,804

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