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Neighborhood · Milwaukee, WI

Brady Street Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 4,393 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10 · range 4.7–5.7

Brady Street is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Milwaukee with 3 census tracts and a population of 4,393 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 43% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 29% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $971/month sits 8% lower than the Milwaukee citywide average ($1,059).

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Brady Street vs Milwaukee How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
43.0% +41%
Milwaukee: 30.5%
Average gross rent
$971 -8%
Milwaukee: $1,059
Average HH income
$43,721 -16%
Milwaukee: $51,888
Poverty rate
20.1% -14%
Milwaukee: 23.3%
Renter share
83.8% +44%
Milwaukee: 58.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brady Street and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.7–5.7

Why Brady Street scores 5.4

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
43% 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
84% 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
20.1% below poverty line · Range 3.0–5.7 across tracts
5.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.2–5.0 across tracts
2.7
Risk score comparison

Brady Street vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Brady Street score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Brady Street: 5.45.4Brady StreetNeighborhoodParent city: 4.04.0Parent cityhost cityState: 3.13.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Brady Street?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1 points from 4.7 to 5.7. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Brady Street

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55079011000 5.7 3,082 44% $911
55079011100 4.7 1,308 40% $1,115
55079980000 4.7 3
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 39

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 63%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 3%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Brady Street

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 825Total filings (sum)
  • 2.27%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.6%Peak year (2016)
  • 2.54%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 434Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.9Avg monthly observed
  • 2.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.99×Ratio to baseline

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

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brady Street

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

Frequently asked

About Brady Street

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Brady Street?

Brady Street scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Brady Street compare to Milwaukee overall?

Brady Street scores 1.4 points higher than Milwaukee overall (4/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $971 vs $1,059.
Q3

What is the average rent in Brady Street?

Average gross rent in Brady Street is $971/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Brady Street residents are renters?

84% of Brady Street households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 4,393 residents.
Q5

Is Brady Street a high social-vulnerability area?

Brady Street sits in the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Brady Street have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Brady Street is census tract 55079011000 (score 5.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 5.7, a spread of 1 points.
Q7

How safe is Brady Street for landlords?

Brady Street carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Brady Street?

Brady Street has 4,642 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.1%), Hispanic / Latino (9.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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