2 census tracts · pop 10,770 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3–5.2
Historic Downtown Burlington is a 2-tract neighborhood of Burlington, WI, population 10,770. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.2, a 2.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Severe burden reaches 13%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Burlington baseline of 24.1%, 30% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Filings are well documented here: 438 across 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 5.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.0% in 2017, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $1,066, 7% above the Burlington average of $999.
Against average income of $84,052, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Historic Downtown Burlington vs BurlingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Historic Downtown Burlington
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
438Total filings (sum)
2.35%Avg annual filing rate
5.1%Peak year (2009)
2.03%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Historic Downtown Burlington
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.9%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility shutoff threat
13.3%Food insecurity
13.6%SNAP enrollment
8.6%No health insurance
30.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Historic Downtown Burlington
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Historic Downtown Burlington?
Historic Downtown Burlington scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Historic Downtown Burlington compare to Burlington overall?
Historic Downtown Burlington scores 0.4 points higher than Burlington overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $1,066 vs $999.
Q3
What is the average rent in Historic Downtown Burlington?
Average gross rent in Historic Downtown Burlington is $1,066/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Historic Downtown Burlington residents are renters?
44% of Historic Downtown Burlington households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Burlington). The neighborhood has 10,770 residents.
Q5
Is Historic Downtown Burlington a high social-vulnerability area?
Historic Downtown Burlington sits in the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Historic Downtown Burlington have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Historic Downtown Burlington is census tract 55101002402 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.2, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Historic Downtown Burlington for landlords?
Historic Downtown Burlington carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Burlington as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Historic Downtown Burlington?
Historic Downtown Burlington has 10,845 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.8%), Hispanic / Latino (9.1%), Other / Multiracial (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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