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Neighborhood · New Berlin, WI

Wildcat Creek Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 6,409 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10 · range 3–3.8

Wildcat Creek Heights spans 2 census tracts of New Berlin, WI and houses 6,409 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, Lower tier. The voucher gap is 41.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. 29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.

On the high side is supply constraint at 8.3/10. At $1,782 a month, rents sit 25% over what the rest of New Berlin commands.

The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.

On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.8/10. 4.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #2 of 4 neighborhoods in New Berlin.

Against average income of $107,822, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes.

With little internal variation, 3.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Wildcat Creek Heights vs New Berlin How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
28.7% +10%
New Berlin: 26.1%
Average gross rent
$1,782 +25%
New Berlin: $1,426
Average HH income
$107,822 +11%
New Berlin: $97,414
Poverty rate
2.6% -28%
New Berlin: 3.6%
Renter share
32.4% +38%
New Berlin: 23.5%
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Geographic context

Risk heat across Wildcat Creek Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–3.8

Why Wildcat Creek Heights scores 3.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts
4.6
Rent control risk
29% of income on rent · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
32% renter households · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts
5.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.6–3.6 across tracts
3.6
Economic stress
2.6% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 6.2–10.0 across tracts
8.3
Risk score comparison

Wildcat Creek Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Wildcat Creek Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.4Wildcat Creek HeigNeighborhood3.4Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Wildcat Creek Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55133201508 3.8 2,909 59% $1,410
55133201507 3 3,500 4% $2,091
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 12

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 7%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 14%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wildcat Creek Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Wildcat Creek Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Wildcat Creek Heights?

Wildcat Creek Heights scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Wildcat Creek Heights compare to New Berlin overall?

Wildcat Creek Heights scores 0.0 points higher than New Berlin overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,782 vs $1,426.
Q3

What is the average rent in Wildcat Creek Heights?

Average gross rent in Wildcat Creek Heights is $1,782/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Wildcat Creek Heights residents are renters?

32% of Wildcat Creek Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 24% in New Berlin). The neighborhood has 6,409 residents.
Q5

Is Wildcat Creek Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Wildcat Creek Heights sits in the 12th 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

Which tracts in Wildcat Creek Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Wildcat Creek Heights is census tract 55133201508 (score 3.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.8, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7

How safe is Wildcat Creek Heights for landlords?

Wildcat Creek Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to New Berlin as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Wildcat Creek Heights?

Wildcat Creek Heights has 6,322 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.2%), Hispanic / Latino (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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