2 census tracts · pop 5,626 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3–5.8
Commission Row spans 2 census tracts of Milwaukee, WI, population 5,626. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. At $1,695 a month, rents sit 60% over what the rest of Milwaukee commands.
The voucher gap is 34.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.8, a 2.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. 74% 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.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 8.2/10. 38% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Milwaukee rate of 30.5%. The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. Court records carry 472 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 6.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.4% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #39 of 53 neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $101,484.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Commission Row vs MilwaukeeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Commission Row
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
472Total filings (sum)
2.77%Avg annual filing rate
6.5%Peak year (2015)
1.84%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
208Total filings 2020-21
1.2Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.92×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 Commission Row
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.6%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
8.7%No health insurance
21.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Commission Row
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Commission Row?
Commission Row scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 Commission Row compare to Milwaukee overall?
Commission Row scores 0.3 points lower than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,695 vs $1,059.
Q3
What is the average rent in Commission Row?
Average gross rent in Commission Row is $1,695/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Commission Row residents are renters?
74% of Commission Row households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 5,626 residents.
Q5
Is Commission Row a high social-vulnerability area?
Commission Row sits in the 31st 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 Commission Row have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Commission Row is census tract 55079186500 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.8, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Commission Row for landlords?
Commission Row carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 Commission Row?
Commission Row has 5,794 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.6%), Hispanic / Latino (17.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
