2 census tracts · pop 4,649 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3–4
Highland Park is a 2-tract neighborhood of Milwaukee, WI and houses 4,649 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.9/10.
Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 37% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Milwaukee rate of 30.5%. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4, a 1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Court records carry 225 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $1,216, 15% above the Milwaukee average of $1,059.
Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 4.5% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.4% of adults, 8.4 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 2.3% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of Milwaukee, it ranks #48 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Town of Lake and Valley Forge.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.5 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
3.5
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Park vs MilwaukeeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport10%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highland Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
225Total filings (sum)
2.21%Avg annual filing rate
4.5%Peak year (2004)
2.19%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
80Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly observed
0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.26×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 Highland Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.4%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
9.2%Food insecurity
9.3%SNAP enrollment
5.8%No health insurance
22.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highland Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Park?
Highland Park scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 Highland Park compare to Milwaukee overall?
Highland Park scores 0.9 points lower than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,216 vs $1,059.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Park?
Average gross rent in Highland Park is $1,216/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Park residents are renters?
35% of Highland Park households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 4,649 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Park sits in the 12th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Highland Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland Park is census tract 55079009500 (score 4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Highland Park for landlords?
Highland Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 Highland Park?
Highland Park has 4,506 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15%), Hispanic / Latino (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
