4 census tracts · pop 8,979 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3–4.2
Valley Forge spans 4 census tracts of Milwaukee, WI, population 8,979. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2.3/10.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.2, a 1.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Against a Milwaukee baseline of 30.5%, 36% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Court records carry 647 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. 11% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 4.7% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,152, 9% above the Milwaukee average of $1,059. The most recent observed rate, 2.1% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #47 of 53 neighborhoods in Milwaukee.
For a like-for-like read, Town Hall Terrace and Highland Park score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Valley Forge vs MilwaukeeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport35%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Valley Forge
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
647Total filings (sum)
2.39%Avg annual filing rate
4.7%Peak year (2012)
2.01%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
213Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly observed
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.74×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 Valley Forge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.1%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility shutoff threat
12.2%Food insecurity
13.2%SNAP enrollment
7.0%No health insurance
25.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Valley Forge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Valley Forge?
Valley Forge scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 Valley Forge compare to Milwaukee overall?
Valley Forge scores 0.8 points lower than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,152 vs $1,059.
Q3
What is the average rent in Valley Forge?
Average gross rent in Valley Forge is $1,152/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Valley Forge residents are renters?
48% of Valley Forge households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 8,979 residents.
Q5
Is Valley Forge a high social-vulnerability area?
Valley Forge sits in the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Valley Forge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Valley Forge is census tract 55079012400 (score 4.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.2, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Valley Forge for landlords?
Valley Forge carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Valley Forge?
Valley Forge has 8,952 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.5%), Hispanic / Latino (11.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
