Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
New London Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 55135100900 · Waupaca County, WI · pop 5,979 · 88% of tract blocks fall in New London
55135100900 is a census tract in New London, WI. It scores 5/10 for landlords. 50% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Waupaca County average of 34.2%.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units2,686
Renter share47.9%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate16.5%
Median income$62,295
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across New London and the region
Centroid at 44.3931, -88.7611 · click any tract to drill in
Why New London scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New London
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
16.5% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$870 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from New London
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New London
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from New London
5.8
How New London compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%Housing & transportation
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)
- 176Total filings over 19 yrs
- 0.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.7%Peak (2014)
- 9Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 125% over the past 19 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 11.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.8%Food insecurity
- 17.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.1%Transit barriers
- 10.5%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 35.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New London
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. 20% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.4/10. Against the Waupaca County average of 3.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points.
The filing record is not thin: 176 evictions over 19 years of observation. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.9/10.
The worst year on record was 2014, when 1.7% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.0% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 61st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.1/10. Against average income of $62,295, annual rent is just 17%. Statewide the WI average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 55135100900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55135100900?
Census tract 55135100900 in New London scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 55135100900?
Median gross rent is $870/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55135100900?
16.5% of residents in tract 55135100900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,979.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55135100900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 61th, minority 15th, housing 87th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55135100900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 176 eviction filings across 19 validated years in tract 55135100900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.98% of renter households, peaking at 1.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 55135100900 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.5% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55135100900 compare to New London overall?
Tract 55135100900 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of New London at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New London; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in New London
Top eight tracts in New London ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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