Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
West Bend Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55131400102 · Washington County, WI · pop 3,827 · 50% of tract blocks fall in West Bend
Census tract 55131400102 runs through West Bend. With 3,827 residents, it scores 3.5/10 for landlords. It lands near the 5th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
15% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,177 a month while the average household earns $102,780 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,463
Renter share6.7%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$102,780
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
National
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Bend and the region
Centroid at 43.4392, -88.1422 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Bend scores 1.8
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
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,177 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 West Bend compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 3%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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)
- 105Total filings over 18 yrs
- 3.45%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.2%Peak (2012)
- 2Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 18 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.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.6%Food insecurity
- 9.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 26.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Bend
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 below the Washington County average of 3.9 and below the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 55131400102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55131400102?
Census tract 55131400102 in West Bend scores 1.8/10 (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 55131400102?
Median gross rent is $1,177/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55131400102?
4.5% of residents in tract 55131400102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,827.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55131400102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 5th, minority 3th, housing 55th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55131400102?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 105 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 55131400102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.45% of renter households, peaking at 6.2% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 55131400102 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55131400102 compare to West Bend overall?
Tract 55131400102 scores 1.8/10, lower than 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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