Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Avondale Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55133202700 ·
Waukesha County, WI · pop 1,829 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 55133202700 (Avondale in Waukesha, Wisconsin) comes in at 4.4/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 19% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,323 a month against an average household income of $48,750 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 88% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44%Stable renters 43%Owners 13%
Tract context
Occupied units1,272
Renter share87.7%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$48,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67th percentile
#2 of 4 tracts In Avondale
Elevated
Within parent city
81th percentile
#5 of 22 tracts In city
High
Within county
96th percentile
#5 of 98 tracts In Waukesha County
Very High
Within state
55th percentile
#685 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waukesha County and the region
Centroid at 43.0122, -88.2308 · click any tract to drill in
Why Avondale scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
2.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,323 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Avondale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
78%Socioeconomic
32%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
87%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
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.2%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
7.5%Transit barriers
9.6%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
31.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Avondale
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.5/10. 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 set by Wisconsin eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Waukesha County average of 3.8 and in line with the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 73rd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55133202700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133202700?
Census tract 55133202700 in the Avondale neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 55133202700?
Median gross rent is $1,323/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55133202700?
15.3% of residents in tract 55133202700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,829.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55133202700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 32th, minority 36th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 55133202700 considered part of Avondale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55133202700 fall within Avondale (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55133202700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 65 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 55133202700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.72% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55133202700 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.2% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.