1 census tracts · pop 2,789 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Heritage Heights maps to a single census tract in Milwaukee, WI, population 2,789. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, Moderate tier. 49% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Milwaukee rate of 30.5%.
The severe-burden share is 34%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 9.3/10.
The poverty rate is 37%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 29.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
65% 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. 20.0% 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.
Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,665 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 29.6% of renter households.
Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of Milwaukee, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 10.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are West End and Menomonee River Hills. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Heritage Heights vs MilwaukeeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Heritage Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,665Total filings (sum)
20.45%Avg annual filing rate
29.6%Peak year (2017)
29.59%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
519Total filings 2020-21
6.7Avg monthly observed
12.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.55×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 Heritage Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
29.2%Housing insecurity
20.0%Utility shutoff threat
38.2%Food insecurity
46.1%SNAP enrollment
12.2%No health insurance
36.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Heritage Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Heritage Heights?
Heritage Heights scores 5.8/10 (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 Heritage Heights compare to Milwaukee overall?
Heritage Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,093 vs $1,059.
Q3
What is the average rent in Heritage Heights?
Average gross rent in Heritage Heights is $1,093/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Heritage Heights residents are renters?
65% of Heritage Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 2,789 residents.
Q5
Is Heritage Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Heritage Heights sits in the 85th 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
How safe is Heritage Heights for landlords?
Heritage Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Heritage Heights?
Heritage Heights has 2,935 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (82.7%), Hispanic / Latino (6.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (5.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
