Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally
Silverswan Eviction Risk: Moderate , Milwaukee
Tract 55079000502 · Milwaukee County, WI · pop 5,031 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 5.8/10, tract 55079000502 in the Silverswan area of Milwaukee, WI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,031 residents. 23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,647
Renter share67.7%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate26.4%
Median income$52,512
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
90
th percentile
Very High
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Milwaukee and the region
Centroid at 43.1248, -88.0313 · click any tract to drill in
Why Silverswan scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Milwaukee
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
26.4% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$1,086 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Milwaukee
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Milwaukee
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Milwaukee
5.5
How Silverswan compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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)
- 2,917Total filings over 13 yrs
- 20.43%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.8%Peak (2011)
- 251Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 37% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,414Total filings 2020-21
- 18.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 17.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.05×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Milwaukee, WI as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 28.8%Housing insecurity
- 19.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 39.6%Food insecurity
- 46.9%SNAP enrollment
- 19.7%Transit barriers
- 13.2%No health insurance
- 21.6%Frequent mental distress
- 37.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Silverswan
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.1/10. 68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Housing insecurity runs 28.8% against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
It sits 1.3 points above the Milwaukee County average of 4.5. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.5/10.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 19.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 2,917 evictions over 13 years of observation. 50% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Milwaukee County average of 45.8%.
Filings peaked in 2011 at 21.8% of renter households. In a typical year about 20.4% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the WI average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 55079000502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55079000502?
Census tract 55079000502 in the Silverswan neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 55079000502?
Median gross rent is $1,086/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55079000502?
26.4% of residents in tract 55079000502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,031.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55079000502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 77th, minority 90th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 55079000502 considered part of Silverswan?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55079000502 fall within Silverswan (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55079000502?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,917 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55079000502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.43% of renter households, peaking at 21.8% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 55079000502 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.05× 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 55079000502 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.8% 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. 19.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 55079000502 compare to Milwaukee overall?
Tract 55079000502 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Milwaukee at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Milwaukee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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