2 census tracts · pop 10,662 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Elm Lane takes in 2 census tracts of Brookfield, WI and houses 10,662 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. 62% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Cost burden runs 72% against 24.3% citywide, putting Elm Lane 47.6% over its own city. The voucher gap is 69.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 9.4/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. Filings are well documented here: 15 across 2 observed tracts.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.6/10. Food insecurity affects 6.7% of adults, 11.1 points below the national rate. SNAP participation is 5.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $2,131, 13% above the Brookfield average of $1,886. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 3.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.4% in 2013, is well off that peak.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Elm Lane vs BrookfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport13%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Elm Lane
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
15Total filings (sum)
1.88%Avg annual filing rate
3.7%Peak year (2009)
1.42%Latest filed (2013)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Elm Lane
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.9%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility shutoff threat
6.6%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
4.7%No health insurance
24.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Elm Lane
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Elm Lane?
Elm Lane scores 3/10 (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 Elm Lane compare to Brookfield overall?
Elm Lane scores 0.4 points lower than Brookfield overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 72% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $2,131 vs $1,886.
Q3
What is the average rent in Elm Lane?
Average gross rent in Elm Lane is $2,131/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Elm Lane residents are renters?
8% of Elm Lane households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Brookfield). The neighborhood has 10,662 residents.
Q5
Is Elm Lane a high social-vulnerability area?
Elm Lane sits in the 9th 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 Elm Lane have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Elm Lane is census tract 55133200500 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Elm Lane for landlords?
Elm Lane carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Elm Lane?
Elm Lane has 10,838 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
