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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Historic Starin Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Whitewater

Tract 55127000501 · Walworth County, WI · pop 4,241 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 55127000501 reflects conditions in the Historic Starin Park neighborhood of Whitewater, Wisconsin. On the national scale it ranks #22,402 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $840 monthly, set against $24,200 in average yearly household income, roughly 42% of income at the averages. About 94% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 65% Stable renters 29% Owners 6%
Tract context
Occupied units1,074
Renter share94.3%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate53.0%
Median income$24,200

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Historic Starin Park
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Whitewater
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 29 tracts In Walworth County
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Whitewater and the region

Centroid at 42.8391, -88.7534 · click any tract to drill in

Why Historic Starin Park scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Whitewater
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
53.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$840 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Whitewater
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Whitewater
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Whitewater
8.3

How Historic Starin Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Historic Starin Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.56.5This tracttract 000501Whitewater: 3.03.0Whitewaterparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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

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)

  • 205Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 2.37%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.5%Peak (2015)
  • 19Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 551270005012009: 25 filings (3.71/100 renter HHs)2010: 16 filings (1.46/100 renter HHs)2011: 12 filings (1.26/100 renter HHs)2012: 15 filings (1.58/100 renter HHs)2013: 20 filings (2.10/100 renter HHs)2014: 34 filings (3.57/100 renter HHs)2015: 43 filings (4.52/100 renter HHs)2016: 21 filings (1.63/100 renter HHs)2017: 19 filings (1.47/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 24% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Historic Starin Park. 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 Historic Starin Park

What moves this score most is economic stress at $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 Whitewater eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Walworth County average of 4.2 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 19.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 55127000501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55127000501?

Census tract 55127000501 in the Historic Starin Park neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 55127000501?

Median gross rent is $840/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55127000501?

53.0% of residents in tract 55127000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,241.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55127000501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 1th, minority 25th, housing 80th.
Q5

Is tract 55127000501 considered part of Historic Starin Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55127000501 fall within Historic Starin Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55127000501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 205 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 55127000501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.37% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 55127000501 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.4% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 55127000501 compare to Whitewater overall?

Tract 55127000501 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Whitewater at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Whitewater eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Whitewater

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

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