Within neighborhood
7
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Westlawn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Milwaukee
Tract 55079001300 · Milwaukee County, WI · pop 4,158 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 55079001300 in the Westlawn area of Milwaukee, WI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,158. SNAP participation runs 41.3% against 15.2% nationally.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 51%
Owners 21%
Tract context
Occupied units1,573
Renter share78.5%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate19.5%
Median income$50,404
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Milwaukee and the region
Centroid at 43.1268, -87.9984 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westlawn scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Milwaukee
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
19.5% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,040 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Milwaukee
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Milwaukee
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Milwaukee
5.5
How Westlawn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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)
- 1,227Total filings over 13 yrs
- 15.92%Avg annual filing rate
- 23.9%Peak (2014)
- 129Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 193% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 526Total filings 2020-21
- 6.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 9.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.70×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Milwaukee, WI as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westlawn. 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.
- 26.9%Housing insecurity
- 17.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 36.3%Food insecurity
- 41.3%SNAP enrollment
- 18.0%Transit barriers
- 12.6%No health insurance
- 20.5%Frequent mental distress
- 36.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westlawn
79% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Against Milwaukee County at 45.8%, 35% of renters here are cost-burdened.
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.5/10. 14% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.5/10. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Court records carry 1,227 eviction filings across 13 observed years.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 17.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Against the Milwaukee County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. Filings peaked in 2014 at 23.9% of renter households.
In a typical year about 15.9% of renter households face a filing.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 55079001300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55079001300?
Census tract 55079001300 in the Westlawn neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 55079001300?
Median gross rent is $1,040/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55079001300?
19.5% of residents in tract 55079001300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,158.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55079001300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 98th, minority 92th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 55079001300 considered part of Westlawn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55079001300 fall within Westlawn (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55079001300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,227 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55079001300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.92% of renter households, peaking at 23.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 55079001300 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.70× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee eviction risk, WI), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 55079001300 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.9% 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. 17.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 55079001300 compare to Milwaukee overall?
Tract 55079001300 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Milwaukee at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Milwaukee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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