Tract 55079021400 ·
Milwaukee County, WI · pop 3,918 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
In the Southgate Manor area of Greenfield, census tract 55079021400 scores 6.9/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,072 monthly, set against $29,431 in average yearly household income, roughly 44% of income at the averages. Renters make up 83% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47%Stable renters 37%Owners 16%
Tract context
Occupied units1,643
Renter share83.3%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate41.2%
Median income$29,431
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Southgate Manor
Very High
Within parent city
98th percentile
#5 of 210 tracts In Greenfield
Very High
Within county
99th percentile
#5 of 301 tracts In Milwaukee County
Very High
Within state
99th percentile
#12 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Greenfield and the region
Centroid at 42.9630, -87.9389 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southgate Manor scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Greenfield
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
41.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,072 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Greenfield
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Greenfield
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Greenfield
5.5
How Southgate Manor compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
89%Socioeconomic
45%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
83%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)
723Total filings over 13 yrs
5.41%Avg annual filing rate
8.4%Peak (2008)
28Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2003 to 2017
Filings dropped 51% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
262Total filings 2020-21
3.4Avg monthly (observed)
3.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.96×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
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 Southgate Manor. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
21.5%Housing insecurity
13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
32.4%Food insecurity
36.1%SNAP enrollment
15.5%Transit barriers
17.6%No health insurance
18.9%Frequent mental distress
38.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southgate Manor
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Greenfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Milwaukee County average of 6.0 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 21.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 55079021400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55079021400?
Census tract 55079021400 in the Southgate Manor neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 55079021400?
Median gross rent is $1,072/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55079021400?
41.2% of residents in tract 55079021400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,918.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55079021400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 45th, minority 77th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 55079021400 considered part of Southgate Manor?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55079021400 fall within Southgate Manor (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55079021400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 723 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55079021400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.41% of renter households, peaking at 8.4% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 55079021400 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.96× 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 55079021400 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.5% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 55079021400 compare to Greenfield overall?
Tract 55079021400 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Greenfield at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Greenfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Greenfield
Top eight tracts in Greenfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.