Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Barton Eviction Risk: Lower , West Bend
Tract 55131420401 · Washington County, WI · pop 2,562 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 55131420401 (the Barton area of West Bend, Wisconsin) comes in at 4.5/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 21st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,052 monthly, set against $69,231 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,080
Renter share50.0%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$69,231
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
90
th percentile
Very High
Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Bend and the region
Centroid at 43.4246, -88.1825 · click any tract to drill in
Why Barton scores 2.8
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
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,052 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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)
- 141Total filings over 18 yrs
- 1.45%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.1%Peak (2013)
- 6Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 33% 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.
- 8.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.8%Food insecurity
- 11.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 28.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Barton
The heaviest input here is 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 141 eviction filings here over 18 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.1% of renter households in 2013.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55131420401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55131420401?
Census tract 55131420401 in the Barton neighborhood 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 55131420401?
Median gross rent is $1,052/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55131420401?
11.2% of residents in tract 55131420401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,562.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55131420401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 17th, minority 20th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 55131420401 considered part of Barton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55131420401 fall within Barton (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55131420401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 141 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 55131420401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.45% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55131420401 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.8% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55131420401 compare to West Bend overall?
Tract 55131420401 scores 2.8/10, 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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