Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Geneva Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 55127001605 · Walworth County, WI · pop 4,406 · 63% of tract blocks fall in Lake Geneva
55127001605 is a census tract in Lake Geneva, WI. It scores 4.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,406. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,158
Renter share45.7%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$74,280
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Geneva and the region
Centroid at 42.5783, -88.4182 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Geneva scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake Geneva
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,562 rent vs county FMR
8.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Geneva
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Geneva
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Geneva
5.8
How Lake Geneva compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%Housing & transportation
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.
- 8.3%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.2%Food insecurity
- 10.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.0%Transit barriers
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 14.0%Frequent mental distress
- 29.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Geneva
The voucher gap is 32.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. 24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running hot, supply constraint reads 8.2/10.
Against Walworth County at 34.8%, 40% of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.7/10. Food insecurity runs 10.2% against 17.8% nationally.
At $1,562 a month, rents run 12% over what the rest of Lake Geneva commands. Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 5.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
It tracks the Walworth County average of 3.8 closely. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $74,280. 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 55127001605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55127001605?
Census tract 55127001605 in Lake Geneva scores 4.3/10 (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 55127001605?
Median gross rent is $1,562/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55127001605?
10.8% of residents in tract 55127001605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,406.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55127001605?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 50th, minority 11th, housing 43th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 55127001605 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.3% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 55127001605 compare to Lake Geneva overall?
Tract 55127001605 scores 4.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Lake Geneva at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Geneva; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lake Geneva
Top eight tracts in Lake Geneva ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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