Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Towerview Eviction Risk: Moderate , Racine
Tract 55101000200 · Racine County, WI · pop 5,253 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 55101000200 runs through the Towerview neighborhood of Racine. With 5,253 residents, it scores 6.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,042 a month against an average household income of $44,375 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,955
Renter share63.0%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate38.3%
Median income$44,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
94
th percentile
Very High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Racine and the region
Centroid at 42.7133, -87.7822 · click any tract to drill in
Why Towerview scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Racine
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
38.3% poverty · this tract
9.6
Supply constraint
$1,042 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Racine
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Racine
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Racine
4.0
How Towerview compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 70%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 1,468Total filings over 11 yrs
- 10.47%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.8%Peak (2001)
- 127Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 31% over the past 11 months.
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.
- 22.7%Housing insecurity
- 15.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.1%Food insecurity
- 38.0%SNAP enrollment
- 15.7%Transit barriers
- 15.6%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 41.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Towerview
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Racine eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 1,468 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 10.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.8% of renter households in 2001.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 55101000200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55101000200?
Census tract 55101000200 in the Towerview neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 55101000200?
Median gross rent is $1,042/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55101000200?
38.3% of residents in tract 55101000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,253.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55101000200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 89th, minority 74th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 55101000200 considered part of Towerview?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55101000200 fall within Towerview (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55101000200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,468 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 55101000200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.47% of renter households, peaking at 12.8% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55101000200 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.7% 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. 15.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55101000200 compare to Racine overall?
Tract 55101000200 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Racine at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Racine eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 55101000200 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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