Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
S Eviction Risk: Lower , Greendale
Tract 55079120501 · Milwaukee County, WI · pop 4,127 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 55079120501 sits in the S area of Greenfield eviction risk, WI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. It is home to 4,127 residents. 23% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Milwaukee County average of 45.8%.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,669
Renter share33.1%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$79,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Greendale and the region
Centroid at 42.9407, -87.9668 · click any tract to drill in
Why S scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Greendale
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,029 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Greendale
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Greendale
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Greendale
4.7
How S compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 83Total filings over 13 yrs
- 1.46%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.6%Peak (2003)
- 5Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 67% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 37Total filings 2020-21
- 0.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.28×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Milwaukee, WI as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within S. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 8.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.7%Food insecurity
- 8.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 13.9%Frequent mental distress
- 25.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in S
Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.6/10.
It sits 1.5 points below the Milwaukee County average of 4.5. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10.
Court records carry 83 eviction filings across 13 observed years. The severe-burden share is 9%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Food insecurity runs 9.7% against 17.8% nationally. At $1,029 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Greenfield commands. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Filings peaked in 2003 at 3.6% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.5% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 55079120501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55079120501?
Census tract 55079120501 in the S neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 55079120501?
Median gross rent is $1,029/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55079120501?
3.6% of residents in tract 55079120501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,127.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55079120501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 57th, minority 46th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 55079120501 considered part of S?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55079120501 fall within S (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55079120501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 83 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55079120501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.46% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 55079120501 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.28× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee eviction risk, WI), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 55079120501 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 55079120501 compare to Greendale overall?
Tract 55079120501 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Greendale at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Greendale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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