Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
River Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55133202303 · Waukesha County, WI · pop 3,182 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
For landlords sizing up River Ridge in Waukesha, census tract 55133202303 carries a lower eviction-risk score of 3.9/10. That is riskier than about 10% of US census tracts.
27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,195 monthly, set against $68,977 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,167
Renter share57.1%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate23.0%
Median income$68,977
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waukesha County and the region
Centroid at 42.9730, -88.2344 · click any tract to drill in
Why River Ridge scores 3.7
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
23.0% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$1,195 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 River Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%Housing & transportation
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.
- 15.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.4%Food insecurity
- 20.3%SNAP enrollment
- 10.2%Transit barriers
- 12.5%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 32.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in River Ridge
What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.7/10. 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 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 15.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 55133202303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133202303?
Census tract 55133202303 in the River Ridge neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 55133202303?
Median gross rent is $1,195/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55133202303?
23.0% of residents in tract 55133202303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,182.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55133202303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 93th, minority 62th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 55133202303 considered part of River Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55133202303 fall within River Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55133202303 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.6% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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