3 census tracts · pop 3,866 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
The Brewery takes in 3 census tracts of Milwaukee, WI and houses 3,866 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 30.5% citywide, putting The Brewery 19.2% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. SNAP participation is 47.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 45%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
77% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. At $742 a month, rents sit 30% under what the rest of Milwaukee commands.
19.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,001 across 3 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 15.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 7.1% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #1 of 53 neighborhoods in Milwaukee. The closest comparables inside the same city are Silverswan and Harambee.
With little internal variation, 5.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
The Brewery vs MilwaukeeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Brewery
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,001Total filings (sum)
7.14%Avg annual filing rate
15.3%Peak year (2009)
6.16%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
591Total filings 2020-21
3.1Avg monthly observed
1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
1.35×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee, WI).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Brewery
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
28.2%Housing insecurity
19.8%Utility shutoff threat
39.4%Food insecurity
47.3%SNAP enrollment
13.5%No health insurance
39.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Brewery
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Brewery?
The Brewery scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 The Brewery compare to Milwaukee overall?
The Brewery scores 1.4 points higher than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $742 vs $1,059.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Brewery?
Average gross rent in The Brewery is $742/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Brewery residents are renters?
77% of The Brewery households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 3,866 residents.
Q5
Is The Brewery a high social-vulnerability area?
The Brewery sits in the 86th 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 The Brewery have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The Brewery is census tract 55079014100 (score 5.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 5.8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is The Brewery for landlords?
The Brewery carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 The Brewery?
The Brewery has 3,884 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (72%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.4%), Hispanic / Latino (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
