Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally
SOHI Eviction Risk: Moderate , Milwaukee
Tract 55079013500 ·
Milwaukee County, WI · pop 1,566 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 5.8/10, tract 55079013500 in the SOHI area of Milwaukee, WI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,566 residents. The severe-burden share is 41%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 59%Stable renters 39%Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units881
Renter share98.5%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate46.8%
Median income$26,146
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33th percentile
#7 of 10 tracts In SOHI
Low
Within parent city
88th percentile
#26 of 210 tracts In Milwaukee
High
Within county
96th percentile
#14 of 301 tracts In Milwaukee County
Very High
Within state
98th percentile
#29 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Milwaukee and the region
Centroid at 43.0401, -87.9526 · click any tract to drill in
Why SOHI scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
46.8% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$730 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 SOHI compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
97%Socioeconomic
23%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
100%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
0%Grade A
0%Grade B
100%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
3,061Total filings over 13 yrs
25.34%Avg annual filing rate
29.8%Peak (2003)
266Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2003 to 2017
Filings dropped 18% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
809Total filings 2020-21
10.5Avg monthly (observed)
16.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.65×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Milwaukee, WI as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
28.6%Housing insecurity
19.7%Utility-shutoff threat
39.8%Food insecurity
47.3%SNAP enrollment
19.7%Transit barriers
15.3%No health insurance
20.4%Frequent mental distress
40.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in SOHI
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. SNAP participation runs 47.3% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 47%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
99% 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. Cost burden runs 60% here against 45.8% across Milwaukee County.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10. Average gross rent is $730, 31% below the Milwaukee average. Set annual rent against average income of $26,146 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10. Against the Milwaukee County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 19.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 3,061 filings here across 13 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2003, when 29.8% of renter households were served.
This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Milwaukee Co. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 55079013500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55079013500?
Census tract 55079013500 in the SOHI neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 55079013500?
Median gross rent is $730/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55079013500?
46.8% of residents in tract 55079013500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,566.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55079013500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 23th, minority 82th, housing 100th.
Q5
Is tract 55079013500 considered part of SOHI?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55079013500 fall within SOHI (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55079013500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,061 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55079013500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 25.34% of renter households, peaking at 29.8% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 55079013500 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.65× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee eviction risk, WI), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 55079013500 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.6% 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. 19.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 55079013500 compare to Milwaukee overall?
Tract 55079013500 scores 5.8/10, 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.
Q10
Was tract 55079013500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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