Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally
New Berlin Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55133201506 · Waukesha County, WI · pop 5,052
With a score of 3.3/10, tract 55133201506 in New Berlin, WI reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,052. The severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,434
Renter share25.9%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate3.3%
Median income$100,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
40
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Berlin and the region
Centroid at 42.9513, -88.1042 · click any tract to drill in
Why New Berlin scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New Berlin
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
3.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,339 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Berlin
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Berlin
5.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Berlin
3.6
How New Berlin compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 7%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%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)
- 10Total filings over 3 yrs
- 1.03%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.9%Peak (2013)
- 7Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 600% 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.
- 6.2%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.1%Food insecurity
- 6.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.3%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 12.4%Frequent mental distress
- 27.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Berlin
Against Waukesha County at 40.0%, 54% of renters here are cost-burdened. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.
Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.9/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 10 evictions over 3 years of observation.
Housing insecurity runs 6.2% against 14.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The worst year on record was 2013, when 1.9% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.0% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 27% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 2.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $100,167, annual rent is just 16%.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 55133201506
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133201506?
Census tract 55133201506 in New Berlin scores 3.3/10 (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 55133201506?
Median gross rent is $1,339/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55133201506?
3.3% of residents in tract 55133201506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,052.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55133201506?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 39th, minority 7th, housing 17th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55133201506?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 10 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 55133201506 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.03% of renter households, peaking at 1.9% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 55133201506 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55133201506 compare to New Berlin overall?
Tract 55133201506 scores 3.3/10, right in line with the parent city of New Berlin at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Berlin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in New Berlin
Top eight tracts in New Berlin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.8
/ 10 · Low
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3.3
/ 10 · Low
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3.2
/ 10 · Low
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3.1
/ 10 · Low
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3
/ 10 · Low
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3
/ 10 · Low
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