Within parent city
8
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Beloit Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55105002602 · Rock County, WI · pop 4,169 · 46% of tract blocks fall in Beloit
Eviction risk in Beloit eviction risk in Rock County centers on tract 55105002602, which scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,169 residents. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.
43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,302 a month while the average household earns $87,839 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,765
Renter share38.5%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$87,839
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Beloit and the region
Centroid at 42.5365, -88.9442 · click any tract to drill in
Why Beloit scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Beloit
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,302 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Beloit
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Beloit
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Beloit
6.5
How Beloit compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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)
- 212Total filings over 12 yrs
- 4.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.4%Peak (2010)
- 13Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 41% over the past 12 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.
- 9.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.8%Food insecurity
- 12.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 8.3%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 30.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Beloit
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Beloit eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Rock County average of 5.2 and above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 212 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 4.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.4% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55105002602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55105002602?
Census tract 55105002602 in Beloit scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 55105002602?
Median gross rent is $1,302/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55105002602?
4.2% of residents in tract 55105002602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,169.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55105002602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 32th, minority 31th, housing 39th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55105002602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 212 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 55105002602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.70% of renter households, peaking at 7.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 55105002602 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.7% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55105002602 compare to Beloit overall?
Tract 55105002602 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Beloit at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Beloit eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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