Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Waterford Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 55101002701 · Racine County, WI · pop 3,539 · 50% of tract blocks fall in Waterford

Tract 55101002701, home to 3,539 residents in Waterford in Racine County, scores 4.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 21st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 28% of renter households, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,385 monthly, set against $79,976 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 16% Owners 78%

Tract context

Occupied units1,549

Renter share22.5%

SVI overall0.16

Poverty rate3.6%

Median income$79,976

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waterford and the region

Centroid at 42.7722, -88.2119 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waterford scores 2.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Waterford

4.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.8

State political climate

Wisconsin legislature & governorship

2.9

Economic stress

3.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,385 rent vs county FMR

7.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Waterford

2.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Waterford

5.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Waterford

3.0

How Waterford compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

11%Socioeconomic
16%Household composition
12%Racial/ethnic minority
48%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)

59Total filings over 10 yrs
1.84%Avg annual filing rate
3.7%Peak (2009)
3Filings in 2017 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 to 2017

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.

7.1%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
8.8%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
6.2%No health insurance
14.3%Frequent mental distress
26.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waterford

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.1/10. 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 Waterford, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Racine County average of 4.9 and in line with the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 59 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 1.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.7% of renter households in 2009.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 55101002701

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55101002701?

Census tract 55101002701 in Waterford scores 2.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 55101002701?

Median gross rent is $1,385/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 55101002701?

3.6% of residents in tract 55101002701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,539.

How socially vulnerable is tract 55101002701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 16th, minority 12th, housing 48th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55101002701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 59 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 55101002701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.84% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 55101002701 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.1% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 55101002701 compare to Waterford overall?

Tract 55101002701 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Waterford at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waterford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Eviction Lab tract-level court records (2000-2018) and Eviction Tracking System, Princeton University. Open Data Commons Attribution license. evictionlab.org