Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally
Westlawn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Milwaukee
Tract 55079002000 · Milwaukee County, WI · pop 2,572 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
55079002000 is a census tract in the Westlawn area of Milwaukee, WI. It scores 5.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,572. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units997
Renter share67.1%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate40.0%
Median income$41,557
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
85
th percentile
High
Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Milwaukee and the region
Centroid at 43.1147, -87.9683 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westlawn 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
40.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$891 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 Westlawn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 39%Grade C
- 27%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 830Total filings over 13 yrs
- 12.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.6%Peak (2016)
- 86Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 69% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 407Total filings 2020-21
- 5.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.90×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Milwaukee, WI as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westlawn. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 35.4%Housing insecurity
- 25.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 49.8%Food insecurity
- 60.0%SNAP enrollment
- 25.0%Transit barriers
- 16.6%No health insurance
- 23.0%Frequent mental distress
- 45.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westlawn
Food insecurity runs 49.8% against 17.8% nationally. The poverty rate is 40%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 25.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. 67% 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.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.1/10.
It sits 1.3 points above the Milwaukee County average of 4.5. Average gross rent is $891, 16% below the Milwaukee average.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 830 filings here across 13 tracked years. Filings peaked in 2016 at 16.6% of renter households.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 55079002000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55079002000?
Census tract 55079002000 in the Westlawn 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 55079002000?
Median gross rent is $891/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55079002000?
40.0% of residents in tract 55079002000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,572.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55079002000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 98th, minority 91th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 55079002000 considered part of Westlawn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55079002000 fall within Westlawn (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55079002000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 830 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55079002000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.98% of renter households, peaking at 16.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 55079002000 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.90× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee eviction risk, WI), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 55079002000 struggle to pay rent?
About 35.4% 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. 25.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 55079002000 compare to Milwaukee overall?
Tract 55079002000 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.
Q10
Was tract 55079002000 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 27% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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