Within parent city
76
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 55133203000 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55133203000 · Waukesha County, WI · pop 2,259
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 55133203000 (Waukesha in Waukesha County, Wisconsin) comes in at 4.2/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #71,759 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
67% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $824 a month against an average household income of $61,106 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units927
Renter share42.9%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$61,106
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waukesha County and the region
Centroid at 43.0385, -88.2333 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 55133203000 scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$824 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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 Tract 55133203000 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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)
- 28Total filings over 4 yrs
- 1.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2010)
- 5Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 38% over the past 4 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.
- 11.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.4%Food insecurity
- 13.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 9.4%No health insurance
- 15.4%Frequent mental distress
- 30.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 55133203000
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $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 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 below the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 28 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2010.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 69th 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 55133203000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133203000?
Census tract 55133203000 in Waukesha County scores 3.2/10 (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 55133203000?
Median gross rent is $824/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55133203000?
14.6% of residents in tract 55133203000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,259.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55133203000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 45th, minority 39th, housing 88th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55133203000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 28 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 55133203000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.54% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 55133203000 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.1% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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