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Eviction Risk in River Drive , Appleton

1 census tracts · pop 1,508 · pop-weighted composite 4.5/10 · range 4.5–4.5

River Drive is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Appleton with 1 census tract and a population of 1,508 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 83% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 60% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,158/month sits 12% higher than the Appleton citywide median ($1,030).

Eviction Risk
4.5
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
83%
60% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,158
Median household income
$65,680
18.8% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

River Drive vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

River Drive score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0River Drive: 4.54.5River DriveNeighborhoodParent city: 3.53.5Parent cityhost cityState: 4.54.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · WI
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4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 4.8K
Peer · WI
Erb Park
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 8.0K
Peer · WI
Historic Central
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
3 tracts · pop. 9.4K
Peer · WI
Dellwood Street
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 4.7K
Comparison

River Drive vs Appleton

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.5 +29%
Appleton: 3.5
Rent burden
82.7% +226%
Appleton: 25.4%
Median gross rent
$1,158 +12%
Appleton: $1,030
Median HH income
$65,680 -15%
Appleton: $77,450
Poverty rate
18.8% +122%
Appleton: 8.5%
Renter share
16.8% -49%
Appleton: 33.0%
Where

Tract centroids in River Drive

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 1,540 residents across all tracts in River Drive. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 15.8% White (non-Hispanic): 80.3% Asian (non-Hispanic): 2.5% Other / Multiracial: 1.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 15.8%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 80.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.5%
  • Other / Multiracial 1.4%
Census tracts

1 tracts in River Drive

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
55087010800 4.5 1,508 83% $1,158
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 60

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

Socioeconomic status 63%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 33%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 78%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.

Frequently asked

About River Drive

What is the eviction-risk score for River Drive?

River Drive scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does River Drive compare to Appleton overall?

River Drive scores 1.0 points higher than Appleton overall (3.5/10). Rent burden: 83% vs 25% citywide. Median rent: $1,158 vs $1,030.

What is the median rent in River Drive?

Median 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.

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.

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.

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