Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
Fairfield Eviction Risk: Lower , Oak Creek
Tract 55079160205 · Milwaukee County, WI · pop 3,167 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
55079160205 is a census tract in the Fairfield area of Oak Creek, WI. It scores 3.7/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,167 residents. 24% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far below the Milwaukee County average of 45.8%.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 54%
Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,536
Renter share71.9%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate15.0%
Median income$76,181
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Oak Creek and the region
Centroid at 42.8796, -87.9247 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fairfield scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Oak Creek
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
15.0% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,317 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oak Creek
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oak Creek
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oak Creek
3.2
How Fairfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 38Total filings 2020-21
- 0.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Milwaukee, WI as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 11.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.1%Food insecurity
- 16.1%SNAP enrollment
- 8.2%Transit barriers
- 9.3%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 30.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fairfield
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10. This is renter territory: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 7.3/10.
Against the Milwaukee County average of 4.5, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.8 points. At $1,317 a month, rents run 9% under what the rest of Oak Creek commands. On the national scale it lands near the 35th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 4.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $76,181.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 55079160205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55079160205?
Census tract 55079160205 in the Fairfield neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 55079160205?
Median gross rent is $1,317/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55079160205?
15.0% of residents in tract 55079160205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,167.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55079160205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 54th, minority 48th, housing 48th.
Q5
Is tract 55079160205 considered part of Fairfield?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55079160205 fall within Fairfield (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55079160205 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.2% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55079160205 compare to Oak Creek overall?
Tract 55079160205 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Oak Creek at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oak Creek eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Oak Creek
Top eight tracts in Oak Creek ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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