Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Barton Eviction Risk: Lower , West Bend
Tract 55131420106 · Washington County, WI · pop 3,221 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 55131420106 belongs to the Barton area of West Bend, Wisconsin. It is home to 3,221 residents and scores 4.4/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #68,162 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,251 a month against an average household income of $77,665 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,335
Renter share23.6%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$77,665
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Bend and the region
Centroid at 43.4443, -88.2063 · click any tract to drill in
Why Barton scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Bend
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,251 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Bend
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Bend
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Bend
5.4
How Barton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 25
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%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)
- 223Total filings over 18 yrs
- 3.71%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.5%Peak (2015)
- 19Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 280% over the past 18 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Barton. 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.
- 9.6%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.7%Food insecurity
- 12.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 16.8%Frequent mental distress
- 27.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Barton
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. 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 West Bend eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Washington County average of 3.9 and in line with 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 25th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 223 eviction filings here over 18 tracked years, with about 3.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.5% 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 55131420106
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55131420106?
Census tract 55131420106 in the Barton neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 55131420106?
Median gross rent is $1,251/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55131420106?
9.4% of residents in tract 55131420106 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,221.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55131420106?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 22th, minority 21th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 55131420106 considered part of Barton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55131420106 fall within Barton (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55131420106?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 223 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 55131420106 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.71% of renter households, peaking at 7.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55131420106 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.6% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55131420106 compare to West Bend overall?
Tract 55131420106 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of West Bend at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Bend eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Bend
Top eight tracts in West Bend ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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