4 census tracts · pop 13,019 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 3.9–5.8
Meadowmere is a 4-tract neighborhood of Milwaukee, WI and houses 13,019 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 41% against 30.5% citywide, putting Meadowmere 10.8% over its own city.
Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 3.9 to 5.8. A 1.9-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7.2/10.
The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Filings are well documented here: 871 across 4 observed tracts.
SNAP participation is 25.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 6.0% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 26.7% of adults, 8.9 points above the national rate.
The most recent observed rate, 3.2% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of Milwaukee, it ranks #25 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Lynndale and Downer Avenue score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,017, close to the Milwaukee average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $54,047.
47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.8 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
4.8
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Meadowmere vs MilwaukeeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Meadowmere
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
871Total filings (sum)
2.87%Avg annual filing rate
6.0%Peak year (2014)
3.21%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
447Total filings 2020-21
1.6Avg monthly observed
1.6Pre-pandemic baseline
1.02×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 Meadowmere
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.4%Housing insecurity
9.8%Utility shutoff threat
25.8%Food insecurity
24.2%SNAP enrollment
20.5%No health insurance
33.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Meadowmere
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Meadowmere?
Meadowmere scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Meadowmere compare to Milwaukee overall?
Meadowmere scores 0.4 points higher than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,017 vs $1,059.
Q3
What is the average rent in Meadowmere?
Average gross rent in Meadowmere is $1,017/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Meadowmere residents are renters?
47% of Meadowmere households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 13,019 residents.
Q5
Is Meadowmere a high social-vulnerability area?
Meadowmere sits in the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Meadowmere have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Meadowmere is census tract 55079017200 (score 5.8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 5.8, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Meadowmere for landlords?
Meadowmere carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Meadowmere?
Meadowmere has 12,755 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (52%), White (non-Hispanic) (33.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
