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Neighborhood · Milwaukee, WI

Capitol Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,269 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10 · range 5.8–5.8

Capitol Heights is a one-tract quarter of Milwaukee, WI and houses 3,269 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. 49% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Milwaukee rate of 30.5%.

Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 27.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 25%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

18.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 500 evictions logged in this tract.

Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 14.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 9.5% in 2017 against a 14.3% peak. Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of Milwaukee, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.

For a like-for-like read, Silverswan and West End score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Average gross rent runs $1,088, close to the Milwaukee average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $49,867.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Capitol Heights vs Milwaukee How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
48.8% +60%
Milwaukee: 30.5%
Average gross rent
$1,088 +3%
Milwaukee: $1,059
Average HH income
$49,867 -4%
Milwaukee: $51,888
Poverty rate
25.2% +8%
Milwaukee: 23.3%
Renter share
47.0% -19%
Milwaukee: 58.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Capitol Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.8–5.8

Why Capitol Heights scores 5.8

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
49% 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
47% 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
25.2% below poverty line · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.7–3.7 across tracts
3.7
Risk score comparison

Capitol Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Capitol Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Capitol Heights: 5.85.8Capitol HeightsNeighborhoodParent city: 4.44.4Parent cityhost cityState: 3.93.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Capitol Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55079003500 5.8 3,269 49% $1,088
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 84

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 82%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 91%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Capitol Heights

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 500Total filings (sum)
  • 9.86%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.3%Peak year (2013)
  • 9.47%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 247Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.2Avg monthly observed
  • 3.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.88×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 Capitol Heights

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

Frequently asked

About Capitol Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Capitol Heights?

Capitol Heights scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Capitol Heights compare to Milwaukee overall?

Capitol Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,088 vs $1,059.
Q3

What is the average rent in Capitol Heights?

Average gross rent in Capitol Heights is $1,088/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Capitol Heights residents are renters?

47% of Capitol Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 3,269 residents.
Q5

Is Capitol Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Capitol Heights sits in the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Capitol Heights for landlords?

Capitol Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Capitol Heights?

Capitol Heights has 3,487 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (81.6%), Hispanic / Latino (6.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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