Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Muskego Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55133201703 · Waukesha County, WI · pop 5,807
How risky is Muskego in Waukesha County for landlords? Census tract 55133201703 scores 3.8/10, the Lower tier. On the national scale it ranks #77,283 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,226 monthly, set against $94,715 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.8
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 county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
National
9
th percentile
Very 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 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 21%Household composition
- 13%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)
- 22Total filings over 4 yrs
- 0.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.1%Peak (2010)
- 5Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
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.
- 6.1%Housing insecurity
- 3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.7%Food insecurity
- 6.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 5.0%No health insurance
- 12.9%Frequent mental distress
- 26.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Muskego
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 4.8/10. 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 inherited from Muskego eviction risk, 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 6.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 22 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 0.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.1% of renter households in 2010.
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 55133201703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133201703?
Census tract 55133201703 in Muskego scores 1.8/10 (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 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Muskego at 2.9/10. 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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