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Neighborhood · Milwaukee, WI

Airport Gateway Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 10,551 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10 · range 3.1–3.1

Airport Gateway is a 2-tract suburb of Milwaukee, WI and houses 10,551 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.4/10.

Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. 12% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Filings are well documented here: 687 across 2 observed tracts.

The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 10.0% of renter households. around a third of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, a little above the Milwaukee rate of 30.5%.

The most recent observed rate, 5.6% in 2017, is well off that peak. At $1,124 a month, rents sit 6% over what the rest of Milwaukee commands. Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of Milwaukee, it ranks #52 by risk, the lower third.

At 19% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Airport Gateway vs Milwaukee How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
33.7% +10%
Milwaukee: 30.5%
Average gross rent
$1,124 +6%
Milwaukee: $1,059
Average HH income
$75,826 +46%
Milwaukee: $51,888
Poverty rate
5.5% -76%
Milwaukee: 23.3%
Renter share
19.4% -67%
Milwaukee: 58.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Airport Gateway and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.1–3.1

Why Airport Gateway scores 3.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Rent control risk
34% of income on rent · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
19% renter households · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Economic stress
5.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.6 across tracts
1.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.4–4.3 across tracts
3.9
Risk score comparison

Airport Gateway vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Airport Gateway score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Airport Gateway: 3.13.1Airport GatewayNeighborhoodParent city: 4.44.4Parent cityhost cityState: 3.93.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Airport Gateway

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55079021700 3.1 6,228 35% $1,171
55079021600 3.1 4,323 32% $1,056
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 69

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 64%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 66%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Airport Gateway

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 687Total filings (sum)
  • 5.22%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.0%Peak year (2007)
  • 6.04%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 189Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.3Avg monthly observed
  • 2.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.65×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee, WI).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Airport Gateway

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Airport Gateway

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Airport Gateway?

Airport Gateway scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Airport Gateway compare to Milwaukee overall?

Airport Gateway scores 1.3 points lower than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,124 vs $1,059.
Q3

What is the average rent in Airport Gateway?

Average gross rent in Airport Gateway is $1,124/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Airport Gateway residents are renters?

19% of Airport Gateway households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 10,551 residents.
Q5

Is Airport Gateway a high social-vulnerability area?

Airport Gateway sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Airport Gateway have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Airport Gateway is census tract 55079021700 (score 3.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 3.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Airport Gateway for landlords?

Airport Gateway carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Milwaukee as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Airport Gateway?

Airport Gateway has 10,204 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.1%), Hispanic / Latino (22.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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