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Neighborhood · Milwaukee, WI

Timmerman West Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 6,295 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10 · range 3.8–4.7

Timmerman West spans 2 census tracts of Milwaukee, WI and houses 6,295 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. 66% 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.

Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Against a Milwaukee baseline of 30.5%, 38% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.

SNAP participation is 27.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Court records carry 2,018 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.9/10.

Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 18.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 10.4% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #39 of 53 neighborhoods in Milwaukee.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Little Menomonee Parkway and Commission Row. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

With little internal variation, 4.1/10 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
4.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Timmerman West vs Milwaukee How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
38.0% +25%
Milwaukee: 30.5%
Average gross rent
$1,103 +4%
Milwaukee: $1,059
Average HH income
$59,594 +15%
Milwaukee: $51,888
Poverty rate
11.7% -50%
Milwaukee: 23.3%
Renter share
66.4% +14%
Milwaukee: 58.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Timmerman West and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.8–4.7

Why Timmerman West scores 4.1

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
38% 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
66% 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
11.7% below poverty line · Range 2.4–3.7 across tracts
2.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.3–4.1 across tracts
3.8
Risk score comparison

Timmerman West vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Timmerman West score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Timmerman West: 4.14.1Timmerman WestNeighborhoodParent city: 4.44.4Parent cityhost cityState: 3.93.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Timmerman West

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55079000400 4.7 2,407 33% $1,038
55079000501 3.8 3,888 41% $1,143
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 74

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 80%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 63%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Timmerman West

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 2,018Total filings (sum)
  • 10.96%Avg annual filing rate
  • 18.5%Peak year (2014)
  • 11.03%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 915Total filings 2020-21
  • 5.8Avg monthly observed
  • 7.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.86×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee, WI).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Timmerman West

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

Frequently asked

About Timmerman West

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Timmerman West?

Timmerman West scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Timmerman West compare to Milwaukee overall?

Timmerman West scores 0.3 points lower than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,103 vs $1,059.
Q3

What is the average rent in Timmerman West?

Average gross rent in Timmerman West is $1,103/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Timmerman West residents are renters?

66% of Timmerman West households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 6,295 residents.
Q5

Is Timmerman West a high social-vulnerability area?

Timmerman West sits in the 74th 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 Timmerman West have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Timmerman West is census tract 55079000400 (score 4.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 4.7, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7

How safe is Timmerman West for landlords?

Timmerman West carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Timmerman West?

Timmerman West has 6,853 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (56.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.3%), Hispanic / Latino (9.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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