2 census tracts · pop 12,019 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 3.7–5.8
Dretzka Park spans 2 census tracts of Milwaukee, WI, population 12,019. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, Moderate tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Milwaukee rate of 30.5%.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.7 to 5.8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. Food insecurity affects 32.1% of adults, 14.3 points above the national rate.
16.3% 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. Average gross rent is $1,241, 17% above the Milwaukee average of $1,059. Filings are well documented here: 4,213 across 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 18.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 14.2% in 2017 against a 18.5% peak.
That places it #28 of 53 neighborhoods in Milwaukee. For a like-for-like read, Hegelmeyer's and Theater District score within a fraction of it.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Dretzka Park vs MilwaukeeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dretzka Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,213Total filings (sum)
11.79%Avg annual filing rate
18.5%Peak year (2014)
14.20%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,218Total filings 2020-21
14.4Avg monthly observed
15.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee, WI).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dretzka Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.0%Housing insecurity
16.2%Utility shutoff threat
31.9%Food insecurity
37.5%SNAP enrollment
12.4%No health insurance
34.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dretzka Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dretzka Park?
Dretzka Park scores 4.7/10 (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 Dretzka Park compare to Milwaukee overall?
Dretzka Park scores 0.3 points higher than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,241 vs $1,059.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dretzka Park?
Average gross rent in Dretzka Park is $1,241/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dretzka Park residents are renters?
61% of Dretzka Park households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 12,019 residents.
Q5
Is Dretzka Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Dretzka Park sits in the 80th 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
Which tracts in Dretzka Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Dretzka Park is census tract 55079000201 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 5.8, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Dretzka Park for landlords?
Dretzka Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Dretzka Park?
Dretzka Park has 11,777 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (59.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
