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Census Tract · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally

West Bend Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 55131420300 · Washington County, WI · pop 5,641

Census tract 55131420300 covers part of West Bend, WI, and scores 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,641 residents. 19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 18% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,373
Renter share32.3%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$81,391

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 11 tracts In West Bend
Elevated
Within county
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 30 tracts In Washington County
High
Within state
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#410 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Elevated
National
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#41,206 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Bend and the region

Centroid at 43.4104, -88.1663 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Bend scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$891 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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.
West Bend risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.5This tracttract 4203003.8West Bendparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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)

  • 325Total filings over 18 yrs
  • 2.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.5%Peak (2001)
  • 23Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 55131420300
Filings climbed 156% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Bend

Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 2.1/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.1/10. Against Washington County at 36.7%, 45% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Average gross rent is $891, 17% below the West Bend average. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.8/10. Court records carry 325 eviction filings across 18 observed years.

Food insecurity runs 10.4% against 17.8% nationally. Against the Washington County average of 3.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. Filings peaked in 2001 at 3.5% of renter households.

In a typical year about 2.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 13% of average household income of $81,391, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 32% 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 55131420300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55131420300?

Census tract 55131420300 in West Bend scores 4.5/10 (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 55131420300?

Median gross rent is $891/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55131420300?

8.6% of residents in tract 55131420300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,641.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55131420300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 11th, minority 15th, housing 50th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55131420300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 325 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 55131420300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.30% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 55131420300 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.0% 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.
Q7

How does tract 55131420300 compare to West Bend overall?

Tract 55131420300 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of West Bend at 3.8/10. 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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