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

Milton Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 55105003102 · Rock County, WI · pop 5,211 · 64% of tract blocks fall in Milton

Eviction risk in Milton centers on tract 55105003102, which scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) and is home to 5,211 residents. That is riskier than about 10% of US census tracts.

17% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $928 a month while the average household earns $86,913 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 15% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,943
Renter share17.8%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$86,913

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Milton
Very Low
Within county
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 41 tracts In Rock County
Low
Within state
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#1,190 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Low
National
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#71,178 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Milton and the region

Centroid at 42.8108, -88.9313 · click any tract to drill in

Why Milton scores 2.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Milton
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$928 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Milton
1.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Milton
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Milton
2.3

How Milton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Milton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.22.2This tracttract 003102Milton: 2.62.6Miltonparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Milton

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.2/10. 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 Milton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Rock County average of 5.2 and below the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 55105003102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55105003102?

Census tract 55105003102 in Milton 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 55105003102?

Median gross rent is $928/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55105003102?

4.9% of residents in tract 55105003102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,211.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55105003102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 58th, minority 11th, housing 32th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 55105003102 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.2% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 55105003102 compare to Milton overall?

Tract 55105003102 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Milton at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Milton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Milton

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

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