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Census Tract · Ranked #63,308 of 84,120 nationally

Muskego Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 55133201703 · Waukesha County, WI · pop 5,807

Census tract 55133201703 covers part of Muskego, WI, and scores 3.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,807 residents. 36% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 12% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units2,439
Renter share23.1%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$94,715

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Muskego
Very High
Within county
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#56 of 98 tracts In Waukesha County
Moderate
Within state
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#974 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Low
National
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#63,308 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Muskego and the region

Centroid at 42.9088, -88.1157 · click any tract to drill in

Why Muskego scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Muskego
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,226 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Muskego
3.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Muskego
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Muskego
3.1

How Muskego compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Muskego risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.2This tracttract 2017033.2Muskegoparent city3.6Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 5

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 22Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 0.95%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.1%Peak (2010)
  • 5Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 55133201703
Filings dropped 17% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Muskego

The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.9/10. Food insecurity runs 6.7% against 17.8% nationally.

Cost burden runs 46% here against 40.0% across Waukesha County. Court records carry 22 eviction filings across 4 observed years.

Housing insecurity runs 6.1% against 14.2% nationally. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.9/10. Filings peaked in 2010 at 1.1% of renter households.

In a typical year about 0.9% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 25% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 1.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 55133201703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133201703?

Census tract 55133201703 in Muskego scores 3.2/10 (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 55133201703?

Median gross rent is $1,226/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55133201703?

3.1% of residents in tract 55133201703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,807.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55133201703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 21th, minority 13th, housing 9th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55133201703?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 55133201703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.95% of renter households, peaking at 1.1% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 55133201703 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.1% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 55133201703 compare to Muskego overall?

Tract 55133201703 scores 3.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Muskego at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Muskego eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Muskego

Top eight tracts in Muskego ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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