1 census tracts · pop 4,310 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3.6–3.6
Dretzka Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Menomonee Falls, WI, population 4,310. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for roughly one in four of renter households. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10. Average gross rent is $1,074, 18% below the Menomonee Falls average of $1,313.
The filing record is not thin: 28 evictions logged in this tract. 4.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Food insecurity affects 8.4% of adults, 9.4 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 1.5% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 1.4% in 2013 against a 1.5% peak. Against average income of $87,024, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Dretzka Park vs Menomonee FallsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport35%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dretzka Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
28Total filings (sum)
0.97%Avg annual filing rate
1.5%Peak year (2009)
1.42%Latest filed (2013)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dretzka Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.3%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility shutoff threat
8.4%Food insecurity
7.7%SNAP enrollment
5.8%No health insurance
26.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dretzka Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dretzka Park?
Dretzka Park scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Dretzka Park compare to Menomonee Falls overall?
Dretzka Park scores 0.2 points higher than Menomonee Falls overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 26% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,074 vs $1,313.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dretzka Park?
Average gross rent in Dretzka Park is $1,074/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dretzka Park residents are renters?
30% of Dretzka Park households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Menomonee Falls). The neighborhood has 4,310 residents.
Q5
Is Dretzka Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Dretzka Park sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Dretzka Park for landlords?
Dretzka Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Menomonee Falls as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Dretzka Park?
Dretzka Park has 4,136 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.9%), Hispanic / Latino (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
