1 census tracts · pop 1,508 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
River Drive is a one-tract neighborhood of Appleton, WI and houses 1,508 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 60%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Appleton baseline of 25.4%, 83% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7.1/10.
The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The filing record is not thin: 15 evictions logged in this tract.
At $1,158 a month, rents sit 12% over what the rest of Appleton commands. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 2.6% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.7% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #1 of 15 neighborhoods in Appleton. Only 17% 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 closest comparables inside the same city are Historic Central and Peabody Park. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $65,680.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
River Drive vs AppletonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in River Drive
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
15Total filings (sum)
1.33%Avg annual filing rate
2.6%Peak year (2007)
0.74%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in River Drive
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.7%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
12.4%Food insecurity
13.6%SNAP enrollment
8.1%No health insurance
29.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About River Drive
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for River Drive?
River Drive scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 River Drive compare to Appleton overall?
River Drive scores 1.4 points higher than Appleton overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 83% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,158 vs $1,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in River Drive?
Average gross rent in River Drive is $1,158/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 83% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of River Drive residents are renters?
17% of River Drive households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Appleton). The neighborhood has 1,508 residents.
Q5
Is River Drive a high social-vulnerability area?
River Drive sits in the 60th 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.
Q6
How safe is River Drive for landlords?
River Drive carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of River Drive?
River Drive has 1,540 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.3%), Hispanic / Latino (15.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
