Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
West Allis Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Greenfield
Tract 55079120201 · Milwaukee County, WI · pop 3,779 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The West Allis Heights area of Greenfield is where census tract 55079120201 sits, home to 3,779 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #22,396 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,128 a month against an average household income of $54,892 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,862
Renter share43.7%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate13.3%
Median income$54,892
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Greenfield and the region
Centroid at 42.9674, -88.0187 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Allis Heights scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Greenfield
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
13.3% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,128 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Greenfield
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Greenfield
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Greenfield
4.7
How West Allis Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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
- 13%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)
- 68Total filings over 13 yrs
- 0.69%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.4%Peak (2010)
- 11Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 83% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 90Total filings 2020-21
- 1.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.41×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Milwaukee, WI as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Allis Heights. 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.
- 8.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.0%Food insecurity
- 11.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.1%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 14.6%Frequent mental distress
- 30.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Allis Heights
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Greenfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
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 55079120201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55079120201?
Census tract 55079120201 in the West Allis Heights neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 55079120201?
Median gross rent is $1,128/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55079120201?
13.3% of residents in tract 55079120201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,779.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55079120201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 72th, minority 34th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 55079120201 considered part of West Allis Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55079120201 fall within West Allis Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55079120201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 68 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55079120201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.69% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 55079120201 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.41× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee eviction risk, WI), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 55079120201 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.4% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 55079120201 compare to Greenfield overall?
Tract 55079120201 scores 3.5/10, 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.
Q10
Was tract 55079120201 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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