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Historic Downtown Burlington Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 55101002402 · Racine County, WI · pop 5,933 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

How risky is Historic Downtown Burlington in Burlington for landlords? Census tract 55101002402 scores $1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 37% of US census tracts.

26% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $949 a month against an average household income of $66,920 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 44% Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units2,511
Renter share59.0%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate20.5%
Median income$66,920

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Historic Downtown Burlington
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Burlington
Very High
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 46 tracts In Racine County
High
Within state
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#404 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Burlington and the region

Centroid at 42.6830, -88.2585 · click any tract to drill in

Why Historic Downtown Burlington scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Burlington
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
20.5% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$949 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Burlington
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Burlington
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Burlington
4.5

How Historic Downtown Burlington compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Historic Downtown Burlington risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 002402Burlington: 2.72.7Burlingtonparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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)

  • 297Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 2.60%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.1%Peak (2002)
  • 25Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 551010024022001: 41 filings (4.33/100 renter HHs)2002: 48 filings (5.07/100 renter HHs)2009: 20 filings (2.12/100 renter HHs)2010: 20 filings (1.88/100 renter HHs)2011: 25 filings (2.32/100 renter HHs)2012: 28 filings (2.59/100 renter HHs)2013: 26 filings (2.41/100 renter HHs)2014: 28 filings (2.59/100 renter HHs)2015: 22 filings (2.04/100 renter HHs)2016: 14 filings (1.16/100 renter HHs)2017: 25 filings (2.07/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 39% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Historic Downtown Burlington. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Historic Downtown Burlington

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Burlington, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Racine County average of 4.9 and above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 297 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.1% of renter households in 2002.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 52nd 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 55101002402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55101002402?

Census tract 55101002402 in the Historic Downtown Burlington neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 55101002402?

Median gross rent is $949/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55101002402?

20.5% of residents in tract 55101002402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,933.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55101002402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 65th, minority 29th, housing 81th.
Q5

Is tract 55101002402 considered part of Historic Downtown Burlington?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55101002402 fall within Historic Downtown Burlington (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55101002402?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 297 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 55101002402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.60% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 55101002402 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.7% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 55101002402 compare to Burlington overall?

Tract 55101002402 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Burlington at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Burlington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Burlington

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

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