Neighborhood · Appleton, WI

Peabody Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 8,699 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 4.5–4.9

Peabody Park spans 3 census tracts of Appleton, WI and houses 8,699 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. Against a Appleton baseline of 25.4%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

16% 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 strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7.1/10.

Court records for this tract carry 68 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 2.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 1.8% in 2017 against a 2.9% peak.

Among the 15 mapped neighborhoods of Appleton, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Historic Central and Lynndale Heights.

Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.

Average gross rent runs $995, close to the Appleton average. 36% 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

4.8

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Peabody Park vs Appleton How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

36.9% +45%

Appleton: 25.4%

Average gross rent

$995 -3%

Appleton: $1,030

Average HH income

$74,692 -4%

Appleton: $77,450

Poverty rate

14.6% +72%

Appleton: 8.5%

Renter share

35.8% +9%

Appleton: 33.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Peabody Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.5–4.9

Why Peabody Park scores 4.8

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

37% 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

36% 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

14.6% below poverty line · Range 3.4–3.8 across tracts

3.6

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.2–7.2 across tracts

4.0

Risk score comparison

Peabody Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Peabody Park?

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 0.4 points from 4.5 to 4.9. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

4.9 4.7 4.5

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

Census tracts

3 tracts in Peabody Park

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
55087010700	4.9	4,726	43%	$904
55087010501	4.7	2,173	33%	$903
55087010502	4.5	1,800	25%	$1,347

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 35

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

Socioeconomic status 33%ile

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

Household characteristics 39%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 31%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 51%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Peabody Park

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

68Total filings (sum)
1.96%Avg annual filing rate
2.9%Peak year (2014)
1.81%Latest filed (2017)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Peabody Park

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

9.8%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
12.7%SNAP enrollment
7.9%No health insurance
27.7%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Peabody Park

What is the eviction-risk score for Peabody Park?

Peabody Park scores 4.8/10 (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 Peabody Park compare to Appleton overall?

Peabody Park scores 1.1 points higher than Appleton overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $995 vs $1,030.

What is the average rent in Peabody Park?

Average gross rent in Peabody Park is $995/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Peabody Park residents are renters?

36% of Peabody Park households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Appleton). The neighborhood has 8,699 residents.

Is Peabody Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Peabody Park sits in the 35th 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.

Which tracts in Peabody Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Peabody Park is census tract 55087010700 (score 4.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 4.9, a spread of 0.4 points.

How safe is Peabody Park for landlords?

Peabody Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Peabody Park?

Peabody Park has 8,869 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.8%), Other / Multiracial (6.8%), Hispanic / Latino (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Peabody Park

4.9 Historic Central 3 tracts · pop 9,387 4.2 Colony Oaks 5 tracts · pop 22,004 3.9 Erb Park 2 tracts · pop 8,042 3.9 Conkey Place 2 tracts · pop 4,804 4 Arrowhead Park 2 tracts · pop 7,936 3 Bluemound Heights 2 tracts · pop 9,306

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Appleton

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Peabody Park.

4.9 Historic Central 3 tracts · pop 9,387 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 Erb Park 2 tracts · pop 8,042

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