Neighborhood · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally
D Eviction Risk: Lower , Greendale
Tract 55079140201 ·
Milwaukee County, WI · pop 5,850 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Tract 55079140201 sits in the D area of Greendale, WI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.4/10. It is home to 5,850 residents. 23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%Stable renters 24%Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,554
Renter share45.0%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate13.0%
Median income$78,207
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In D
Moderate
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 3 tracts In Greendale
Very High
Within county
29th percentile
#213 of 301 tracts In Milwaukee County
Low
Within state
43th percentile
#869 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Greendale and the region
Centroid at 42.9390, -87.9991 · click any tract to drill in
Why D scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Greendale
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
13.0% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,155 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Greendale
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Greendale
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Greendale
5.2
How D compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
30%Socioeconomic
75%Household composition
31%Racial/ethnic minority
49%Housing & transportation
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)
181Total filings over 13 yrs
1.52%Avg annual filing rate
2.7%Peak (2003)
13Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2003 to 2017
Filings dropped 43% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
52Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly (observed)
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.65×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Milwaukee, WI as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
8.3%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
10.9%SNAP enrollment
6.1%Transit barriers
7.5%No health insurance
14.9%Frequent mental distress
28.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in D
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.1/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.5/10. It sits 1.1 points below the Milwaukee County average of 4.5.
Running hot, local political climate reads 7.3/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 181 filings here across 13 tracked years. Food insecurity runs 10.6% against 17.8% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2003, when 2.7% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.5% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 29th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5/10. Against average income of $78,207, annual rent is just 18%. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 46% of renters. Average gross rent is $1,155, close to the Greendale average. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 55079140201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55079140201?
Census tract 55079140201 in the D neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 55079140201?
Median gross rent is $1,155/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55079140201?
13.0% of residents in tract 55079140201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,850.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55079140201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 75th, minority 31th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 55079140201 considered part of D?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55079140201 fall within D (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55079140201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 181 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55079140201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.52% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 55079140201 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.65× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee eviction risk, WI), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 55079140201 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.3% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 55079140201 compare to Greendale overall?
Tract 55079140201 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Greendale at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Greendale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Greendale
Top eight tracts in Greendale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.