2 census tracts · pop 4,695 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Harambee takes in 2 census tracts of Milwaukee, WI, population 4,695. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, Moderate tier. 77% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Milwaukee rate of 30.5%.
SNAP participation is 60.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 34% 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. Set annual rent against average household income of $30,791 and the ratio lands at 42%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The poverty rate is 34%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 8.4/10.
70% 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. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.
Disability prevalence reaches 45.6% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Court records carry 1,932 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 18.3% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 15.7% in 2017 against a 18.3% peak. That places it #1 of 53 neighborhoods in Milwaukee.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Silverswan and West End.
With little internal variation, 5.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Harambee vs MilwaukeeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport37%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Harambee
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,932Total filings (sum)
13.90%Avg annual filing rate
18.3%Peak year (2015)
16.04%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
661Total filings 2020-21
4.5Avg monthly observed
6.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.70×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 Harambee
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
35.8%Housing insecurity
26.7%Utility shutoff threat
50.5%Food insecurity
62.0%SNAP enrollment
15.5%No health insurance
46.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Harambee
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Harambee?
Harambee scores 5.8/10 (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 Harambee compare to Milwaukee overall?
Harambee scores 1.4 points higher than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 77% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,087 vs $1,059.
Q3
What is the average rent in Harambee?
Average gross rent in Harambee is $1,087/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Harambee residents are renters?
70% of Harambee households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 4,695 residents.
Q5
Is Harambee a high social-vulnerability area?
Harambee sits in the 78th 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 Harambee have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Harambee is census tract 55079004600 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 5.8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Harambee for landlords?
Harambee carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Harambee?
Harambee has 4,556 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (90.5%), Other / Multiracial (3.5%), Hispanic / Latino (2.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
