Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Avondale Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55133202204 · Waukesha County, WI · pop 2,869 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 55133202204 covers the Avondale area of Waukesha, home to 2,869 residents. For landlords it grades 4.2/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 15% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,245 monthly, set against $54,361 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,549
Renter share60.8%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$54,361
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waukesha County and the region
Centroid at 43.0092, -88.2489 · click any tract to drill in
Why Avondale scores 3.1
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
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,245 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Avondale. 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.
- 8.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.0%Food insecurity
- 9.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.1%Transit barriers
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 15.1%Frequent mental distress
- 25.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Avondale
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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 50th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55133202204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133202204?
Census tract 55133202204 in the Avondale neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 55133202204?
Median gross rent is $1,245/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55133202204?
10.8% of residents in tract 55133202204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,869.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55133202204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 38th, minority 32th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 55133202204 considered part of Avondale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55133202204 fall within Avondale (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55133202204 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.9% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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