Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Avondale Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55133202304 · Waukesha County, WI · pop 3,015 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
The Lower-tier score of 3.8/10 for census tract 55133202304 reflects conditions in the Avondale area of Waukesha, Wisconsin. That is riskier than about 8% of US census tracts.
About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $839 a month while the average household earns $75,938 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,329
Renter share37.8%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate10.0%
Median income$75,938
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waukesha County and the region
Centroid at 42.9954, -88.2322 · click any tract to drill in
Why Avondale scores 2.7
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
10.0% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$839 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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.
- 13.1%Housing insecurity
- 7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.8%Food insecurity
- 15.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%Transit barriers
- 10.9%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 30.9%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 about the same as 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 55133202304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133202304?
Census tract 55133202304 in the Avondale neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 55133202304?
Median gross rent is $839/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55133202304?
10.0% of residents in tract 55133202304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,015.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55133202304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 45th, minority 42th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 55133202304 considered part of Avondale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55133202304 fall within Avondale (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55133202304 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.1% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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