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Neighborhood · Milwaukee, WI

Lynndale Eviction Risk: Moderate

6 census tracts · pop 20,504 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 4.3–5.3

Lynndale is a 6-tract neighborhood of Milwaukee, WI and houses 20,504 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 26%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Milwaukee rate of 30.5%. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.

The 6 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.3 to 5.3, a 1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Filings are well documented here: 1,385 across 6 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

SNAP participation is 25.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 19.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 6.6% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 2.5% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #25 of 53 neighborhoods in Milwaukee.

Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,030, close to the Milwaukee average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $57,233.

44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
6 tracts · population-weighted
Lynndale vs Milwaukee How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
39.9% +31%
Milwaukee: 30.5%
Average gross rent
$1,030 -3%
Milwaukee: $1,059
Average HH income
$57,233 +10%
Milwaukee: $51,888
Poverty rate
17.1% -27%
Milwaukee: 23.3%
Renter share
44.2% -24%
Milwaukee: 58.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynndale and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 6 tracts span score 4.3–5.3

Why Lynndale scores 4.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Rent control risk
40% of income on rent · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
44% renter households · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Economic stress
17.1% below poverty line · Range 2.6–5.9 across tracts
4.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.6–6.9 across tracts
3.2
Risk score comparison

Lynndale vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Lynndale score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.8LynndaleNeighborhood4.4Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Lynndale?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1 points from 4.3 to 5.3. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

6 tracts in Lynndale

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
55079020100 5.3 3,973 42% $831
55079020200 5.3 3,359 29% $1,148
55079020300 4.8 3,925 38% $1,092
55079021300 4.6 1,739 70% $1,496
55079020400 4.5 3,313 41% $1,014
55079020000 4.3 4,195 34% $884
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 75

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 67%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 80%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Lynndale

Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,385Total filings (sum)
  • 3.05%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.6%Peak year (2014)
  • 2.77%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 451Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.1Avg monthly observed
  • 1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.67×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 Lynndale

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Lynndale

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Lynndale?

Lynndale scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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 Lynndale compare to Milwaukee overall?

Lynndale scores 0.4 points higher than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,030 vs $1,059.
Q3

What is the average rent in Lynndale?

Average gross rent in Lynndale is $1,030/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Lynndale residents are renters?

44% of Lynndale households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 20,504 residents.
Q5

Is Lynndale a high social-vulnerability area?

Lynndale sits in the 75th 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 Lynndale have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Lynndale is census tract 55079020100 (score 5.3/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 5.3, a spread of 1 points.
Q7

How safe is Lynndale for landlords?

Lynndale carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 Lynndale?

Lynndale has 20,593 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (49.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (32.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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