2 census tracts · pop 7,981 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–3.8
Civic Center spans 2 census tracts of Brookfield, WI and houses 7,981 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 42% against 24.3% citywide, putting Civic Center 18.0% over its own city.
Average gross rent is $874, 54% below the Brookfield average of $1,886. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The voucher gap is 18.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Court records carry 14 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.
SNAP participation is 5.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 8.3% of renter households. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Brookfield, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 0.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 27% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, The Corners of Brookfield and Elm Lane score within a fraction of it.
With little internal variation, 3.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Civic Center vs BrookfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Civic Center
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
14Total filings (sum)
3.39%Avg annual filing rate
8.3%Peak year (2013)
4.40%Latest filed (2013)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Civic Center
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.7%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility shutoff threat
6.6%Food insecurity
5.7%SNAP enrollment
4.9%No health insurance
25.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Civic Center
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Civic Center?
Civic Center scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Civic Center compare to Brookfield overall?
Civic Center scores 0.0 points higher than Brookfield overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $874 vs $1,886.
Q3
What is the average rent in Civic Center?
Average gross rent in Civic Center is $874/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Civic Center residents are renters?
27% of Civic Center households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Brookfield). The neighborhood has 7,981 residents.
Q5
Is Civic Center a high social-vulnerability area?
Civic Center sits in the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Civic Center have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Civic Center is census tract 55133200804 (score 3.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.8, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Civic Center for landlords?
Civic Center carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Brookfield as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Civic Center?
Civic Center has 8,030 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.9%), Other / Multiracial (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
