Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Menasha Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55139002601 · Winnebago County, WI · pop 3,749 · 52% of tract blocks fall in Menasha
How risky is Menasha for landlords? Census tract 55139002601 scores 4.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #56,141 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $875 a month while the average household earns $65,119 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,740
Renter share30.2%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$65,119
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Menasha and the region
Centroid at 44.2234, -88.4511 · click any tract to drill in
Why Menasha scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Menasha
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$875 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Menasha
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Menasha
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Menasha
6.0
How Menasha compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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)
- 222Total filings over 12 yrs
- 3.35%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.2%Peak (2008)
- 16Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 45% over the past 12 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.
- 9.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.1%Food insecurity
- 11.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 30.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Menasha
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Menasha eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Winnebago County average of 4.6 and above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 222 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 3.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.2% of renter households in 2008.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55139002601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55139002601?
Census tract 55139002601 in Menasha scores 3.4/10 (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 55139002601?
Median gross rent is $875/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55139002601?
5.0% of residents in tract 55139002601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,749.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55139002601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 56th, minority 26th, housing 63th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55139002601?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 222 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 55139002601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.35% of renter households, peaking at 5.2% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 55139002601 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.8% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55139002601 compare to Menasha overall?
Tract 55139002601 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Menasha at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Menasha eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Menasha
Top eight tracts in Menasha ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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