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Rapids Mall

From the authors' mapReinhabitedRetrofit builtWisconsin Rapids, WI

Reinhabited in 2018. · from the fields below

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Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -14% census-cbp · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 4 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; tornado, inland flooding, hail, cold wave, lightning fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.88 cdc-svi · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Lower-income tract (< $50k)This site: $35,528 census-acs · all sites with this
Opportunity ZoneThis site: 55141011200 hud-oz · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 60% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +127% fhfa · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 12.2 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: Reinhabitation: fitness, community services record · all sites with this

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From the authors' map

WI, Wisconsin Rapids, Rapids Mall/South Wood County YMCA, Boys & Girls Club, 2018
• Reinhabitation: fitness, community services

Now

StatusRetrofit builtauthors' map
StrategyReinhabitedauthors' map
What is there nowReinhabitation: fitness, community servicesauthors' map
Retrofit year2018authors' map

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m21: ARBOR TERRACE WISCONSIN RAPIDS LLC SITE; BOBS CAB; BOLDT OSCAR J CONTRUCTION CO; CARQUEST AUTO PARTS #2313; CITY OF WISCONSIN RAPIDSEPA FRS
Census tract 551410112003,799 people, 385 per sq mi; median household income $35,528; median gross rent $813; 60% renters; 7.1% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 12.2 of 20; 129 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.82; 7,397 jobs within 45 min by car; 9% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 4 grocers, 3 schools, 18 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 8 civic, 12 food and drink; 5 cycleway segments, 213 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zoneyes, tract 55141011200 (rural)HUD
Housing permits, Wood County (WI), 20240 units in 5+ unit buildings, 8 in 2–4, 130 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.88; socioeconomic 0.87; housing and transport 0.86; 47% below 150% of poverty; 6% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 15,330 m², 4.322150707244873 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Tract change 2013–2023population -10% (4,208 → 3,799); median income +20% ($29,640 → $35,528); renters 48% → 60%; median home value +16% ($92,600 → $107,300)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 85.2); expected annual loss $2.4M; high: tornado, inland flooding, hail, cold wave, lightning; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km1 LIHTC properties, 19 units: River City Senior Village (19 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023242 establishments (-14%); 3,839 jobs (-1%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $229,035 (+6% 1 yr, +41% 5 yr); typical rent $1,108/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025333 (2000 = 100); +5.0% 1 yr, +83% 5 yr, +127% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)9,205 vehicles a day on Jackson St W (1) (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 24 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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History and original facts

Now called / also known asSouth Wood County YMCA, Boys & Girls Club
CountyWood County
Census division3 · East North Central

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Timeline

  1. 2018 Retrofit: reinhabit

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