Neighborhood · Milwaukee, WI

Cesar E. Chavez Drive Eviction Risk: Moderate

18 census tracts · pop 59,653 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 4.6–5.8

Cesar E. Chavez Drive spans 18 census tracts of Milwaukee, WI, population 59,653. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. 49% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Milwaukee rate of 30.5%.

SNAP participation is 46.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 31.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

23% 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. 68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2.3/10.

Scores across the 18 constituent tracts range from 4.6 to 5.8. A 1.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.

Filings are well documented here: 12,165 across 18 observed tracts. On the high side is economic stress at 7.5/10. Average gross rent is $914, 14% below the Milwaukee average of $1,059.

Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 14.3% of renter households.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

18 tracts · population-weighted

Cesar E. Chavez Drive vs Milwaukee How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

48.9% +60%

Milwaukee: 30.5%

Average gross rent

$914 -14%

Milwaukee: $1,059

Average HH income

$41,061 -21%

Milwaukee: $51,888

Poverty rate

31.1% +33%

Milwaukee: 23.3%

Renter share

67.6% +16%

Milwaukee: 58.2%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cesar E. Chavez Drive and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 18 tracts span score 4.6–5.8

Why Cesar E. Chavez Drive scores 5.6

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

68% 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

31.1% below poverty line · Range 3.1–10.0 across tracts

7.5

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.3–3.5 across tracts

2.3

Risk score comparison

Cesar E. Chavez Drive vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Cesar E. Chavez Drive?

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

Score distribution

0246810

Spread of 1.2 points from 4.6 to 5.8. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.6

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

18 tracts in Cesar E. Chavez Drive

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
55079017000	5.8	4,945	53%	$956
55079016300	5.8	4,407	41%	$855
55079016200	5.8	4,278	56%	$929
55079016400	5.8	3,978	50%	$930
55079017500	5.8	3,972	53%	$886
55079016900	5.8	3,730	39%	$809
55079015700	5.8	3,313	50%	$960
55079016700	5.8	3,251	41%	$885
55079016800	5.8	2,922	46%	$839
55079017600	5.8	2,810	45%	$929
55079017400	5.8	2,548	58%	$1,017
55079016500	5.8	2,185	65%	$959
55079016600	5.8	1,799	74%	$1,063
55079018800	5.8	1,541	42%	$962
55079015800	5.7	2,680	39%	$856
55079017300	5.2	4,245	43%	$980
55079016100	5	3,429	59%	$796
55079015900	4.6	3,620	38%	$941

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 93

Pop-weighted across 18 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 95%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 90%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 89%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 71%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Cesar E. Chavez Drive

Aggregated across 18 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

12,165Total filings (sum)
7.34%Avg annual filing rate
14.3%Peak year (2017)
8.60%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

3,893Total filings 2020-21
2.9Avg monthly observed
4.6Pre-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 Cesar E. Chavez Drive

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

31.7%Housing insecurity
18.0%Utility shutoff threat
45.1%Food insecurity
46.2%SNAP enrollment
32.4%No health insurance
42.8%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Cesar E. Chavez Drive

What is the eviction-risk score for Cesar E. Chavez Drive?

Cesar E. Chavez Drive scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 18 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.

How does Cesar E. Chavez Drive compare to Milwaukee overall?

Cesar E. Chavez Drive scores 1.2 points higher than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $914 vs $1,059.

What is the average rent in Cesar E. Chavez Drive?

Average gross rent in Cesar E. Chavez Drive is $914/month (pop-weighted across 18 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Cesar E. Chavez Drive residents are renters?

68% of Cesar E. Chavez Drive households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 59,653 residents.

Is Cesar E. Chavez Drive a high social-vulnerability area?

Cesar E. Chavez Drive sits in the 93rd 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.

Which tracts in Cesar E. Chavez Drive have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Cesar E. Chavez Drive is census tract 55079017000 (score 5.8/10). Across the 18 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 5.8, a spread of 1.2 points.

How safe is Cesar E. Chavez Drive for landlords?

Cesar E. Chavez Drive carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 18 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Cesar E. Chavez Drive?

Cesar E. Chavez Drive has 59,400 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (74.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (12.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Cesar E. Chavez Drive

4.8 Meadowmere 4 tracts · pop 13,019 3.9 Bay View 12 tracts · pop 30,331 5.8 West End 4 tracts · pop 7,290 4.4 Commission Row 2 tracts · pop 5,626 5.7 SOHI 10 tracts · pop 16,153 5.1 Parkview Highlands 3 tracts · pop 9,741

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Milwaukee

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Cesar E. Chavez Drive.

5.6 Westlawn 15 tracts · pop 43,693 5.6 Bronzeville 17 tracts · pop 26,623 5.5 Old North Milwaukee 8 tracts · pop 23,832 5.7 Sherman Park 4 tracts · pop 9,785 5.7 SOHI 10 tracts · pop 16,153 5.4 Center Street Marketplace 19 tracts · pop 41,627

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