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River Drive Eviction Risk: Lower , Appleton

Tract 55087010800 · Outagamie County, WI · pop 1,508 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

In the River Drive neighborhood of Appleton, census tract 55087010800 scores 4.5/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 21st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 83% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 60% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,158 monthly, set against $65,680 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 3% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units757
Renter share16.8%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate18.8%
Median income$65,680

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In River Drive
Moderate
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 27 tracts In Appleton
Very High
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 47 tracts In Outagamie County
High
Within state
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#685 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Appleton and the region

Centroid at 44.2505, -88.4094 · click any tract to drill in

Why River Drive scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Appleton
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
18.8% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,158 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Appleton
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Appleton
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Appleton
4.2

How River Drive compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
River Drive risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 010800Appleton: 2.92.9Appletonparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 15Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 1.33%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.6%Peak (2007)
  • 1Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2007 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 550870108002007: 4 filings (2.56/100 renter HHs)2008: 3 filings (1.92/100 renter HHs)2010: 1 filings (0.77/100 renter HHs)2011: 1 filings (0.77/100 renter HHs)2012: 1 filings (0.77/100 renter HHs)2013: 2 filings (1.54/100 renter HHs)2014: 2 filings (1.54/100 renter HHs)2017: 1 filings (0.74/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 75% over the past 8 months.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in River Drive

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Appleton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Outagamie County average of 3.5 and in line with the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 15 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 1.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.6% of renter households in 2007.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 55087010800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55087010800?

Census tract 55087010800 in the River Drive neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 55087010800?

Median gross rent is $1,158/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 83% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55087010800?

18.8% of residents in tract 55087010800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,508.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55087010800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 33th, minority 23th, housing 78th.
Q5

Is tract 55087010800 considered part of River Drive?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55087010800 fall within River Drive (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55087010800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 55087010800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.33% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 55087010800 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 55087010800 compare to Appleton overall?

Tract 55087010800 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Appleton at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Appleton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Appleton

Top eight tracts in Appleton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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