Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Wisconsin Dells Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55021970300 · Columbia County, WI · pop 4,606 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Wisconsin Dells
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 55021970300 (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin) comes in at 4.2/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 15% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 34% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $899 a month against an average household income of $73,000 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,996
Renter share24.9%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$73,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wisconsin Dells and the region
Centroid at 43.5978, -89.6245 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wisconsin Dells scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wisconsin Dells
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$899 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wisconsin Dells
2.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wisconsin Dells
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wisconsin Dells
3.8
How Wisconsin Dells compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%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)
- 170Total filings over 15 yrs
- 2.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.9%Peak (2015)
- 13Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 225% over the past 15 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.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.4%Food insecurity
- 12.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 31.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wisconsin Dells
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Wisconsin eviction laws Dells, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Columbia County average of 4.1 and below the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 170 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.9% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55021970300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55021970300?
Census tract 55021970300 in Wisconsin Dells scores 2.8/10 (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 55021970300?
Median gross rent is $899/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55021970300?
8.4% of residents in tract 55021970300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,606.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55021970300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 36th, minority 14th, housing 90th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55021970300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 170 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 55021970300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.37% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 55021970300 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55021970300 compare to Wisconsin Dells overall?
Tract 55021970300 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Wisconsin Dells at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wisconsin eviction laws Dells; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wisconsin Dells
Top eight tracts in Wisconsin Dells ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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