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Neighborhood · Dale, WI

Degal Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 5,330 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Degal is a one-tract neighborhood of Dale, WI, population 5,330. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. 23% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.

The voucher gap is 33.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.2/10.

Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 8.4/10. The filing record is not thin: 16 evictions logged in this tract.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 3.8% 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. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 3.1% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2017, is well off that peak. At 4% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Average gross rent runs $1,479, close to the Dale average.

One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Degal vs Dale How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
22.9% +0%
Dale: 22.9%
Average gross rent
$1,479 +0%
Dale: $1,479
Average HH income
$116,550 +44%
Dale: $80,833
Poverty rate
2.6% +26%
Dale: 2.1%
Renter share
4.2% +77%
Dale: 2.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Degal and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Degal scores 3

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 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Rent control risk
23% of income on rent · Range 9.2–9.2 across tracts
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
4% renter households · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Economic stress
2.6% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 8.4–8.4 across tracts
8.4
Risk score comparison

Degal vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Degal score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0DegalNeighborhood3.2Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Degal

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55087012602 3 5,330 23% $1,479
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 3

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 1%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 9%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 7%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Degal

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 16Total filings (sum)
  • 1.96%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.1%Peak year (2008)
  • 1.23%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Degal

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

Frequently asked

About Degal

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Degal?

Degal scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Degal compare to Dale overall?

Degal scores 0.2 points lower than Dale overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 23% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $1,479 vs $1,479.
Q3

What is the average rent in Degal?

Average gross rent in Degal is $1,479/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Degal residents are renters?

4% of Degal households are renter-occupied (vs 2% in Dale). The neighborhood has 5,330 residents.
Q5

Is Degal a high social-vulnerability area?

Degal sits in the 3rd 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

How safe is Degal for landlords?

Degal carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Dale as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Degal?

Degal has 5,314 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (93.2%), Other / Multiracial (3.6%), Hispanic / Latino (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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