1 census tracts · pop 4,230 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.3–5.3
Deer District is a one-tract neighborhood of Milwaukee, WI, population 4,230. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. At $1,566 a month, rents sit 48% over what the rest of Milwaukee commands.
43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Milwaukee rate of 30.5%. This is a renter market: 88% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The voucher gap is 24.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. On the high side is supply constraint at 7.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 468 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 12.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.5% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #19 of 53 neighborhoods in Milwaukee. For a like-for-like read, Center Street Marketplace and Brady Street score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $75,658.
One tract means one number: 5.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Deer District vs MilwaukeeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Deer District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
468Total filings (sum)
5.79%Avg annual filing rate
12.5%Peak year (2009)
4.45%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
344Total filings 2020-21
4.5Avg monthly observed
3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.35×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee, WI).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Deer District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.2%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility shutoff threat
19.7%Food insecurity
20.2%SNAP enrollment
10.9%No health insurance
27.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Deer District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Deer District?
Deer District scores 5.3/10 (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 Deer District compare to Milwaukee overall?
Deer District scores 0.9 points higher than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,566 vs $1,059.
Q3
What is the average rent in Deer District?
Average gross rent in Deer District is $1,566/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Deer District residents are renters?
88% of Deer District households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 4,230 residents.
Q5
Is Deer District a high social-vulnerability area?
Deer District sits in the 60th 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
How safe is Deer District for landlords?
Deer District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 Deer District?
Deer District has 4,396 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (34.8%), Hispanic / Latino (11.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
