Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Lost Creek Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55133203200 · Waukesha County, WI · pop 4,266 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 55133203200 sits in the Lost Creek area of Waukesha eviction risk, Wisconsin eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. It lands near the 15th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,675 a month against an average household income of $142,083 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units1,874
Renter share3.8%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate3.5%
Median income$142,083
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
2
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waukesha County and the region
Centroid at 43.0747, -88.3248 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lost Creek scores 1.1
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
3.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,675 rent vs county FMR
8.3
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 Lost Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 1
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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)
- 8Total filings over 3 yrs
- 1.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.8%Peak (2010)
- 1Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 67% over the past 4 months.
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.
- 4.8%Housing insecurity
- 2.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.2%Food insecurity
- 4.7%SNAP enrollment
- 3.5%Transit barriers
- 3.8%No health insurance
- 11.3%Frequent mental distress
- 23.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lost Creek
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 8 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 1.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.8% of renter households in 2010.
In CDC survey modeling, about 4.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.8% 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 55133203200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133203200?
Census tract 55133203200 in the Lost Creek neighborhood scores 1.1/10 (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 55133203200?
Median gross rent is $1,675/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55133203200?
3.5% of residents in tract 55133203200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,266.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55133203200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 5th, minority 24th, housing 9th.
Q5
Is tract 55133203200 considered part of Lost Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55133203200 fall within Lost Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55133203200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 8 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 55133203200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.27% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55133203200 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.8% 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. 2.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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