4 census tracts · pop 7,290 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
West End is a 4-tract neighborhood of Milwaukee, WI and houses 7,290 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. 59% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Milwaukee rate of 30.5%.
Severe burden reaches 33%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 32%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 69% 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.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 27.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 8/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
Court records carry 2,885 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.
18.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Average gross rent is $935, 12% below the Milwaukee average of $1,059. Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 19.8% of renter households.
That places it #1 of 53 neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Judgments average 6.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
With little internal variation, 5.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
West End vs MilwaukeeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West End
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,885Total filings (sum)
10.59%Avg annual filing rate
19.8%Peak year (2017)
13.19%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
963Total filings 2020-21
3.4Avg monthly observed
5.2Pre-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 West End
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
29.2%Housing insecurity
18.4%Utility shutoff threat
41.2%Food insecurity
45.6%SNAP enrollment
21.3%No health insurance
40.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West End
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West End?
West End scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 West End compare to Milwaukee overall?
West End scores 1.4 points higher than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $935 vs $1,059.
Q3
What is the average rent in West End?
Average gross rent in West End is $935/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West End residents are renters?
69% of West End households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 7,290 residents.
Q5
Is West End a high social-vulnerability area?
West End sits in the 87th 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 West End have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West End is census tract 55079016000 (score 5.8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 5.8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is West End for landlords?
West End carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of West End?
West End has 7,525 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (38.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (36.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (15.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
