Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
S Eviction Risk: Lower , Greendale
Tract 55079140202 ·
Milwaukee County, WI · pop 5,702 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Tract 55079140202 sits in the S area of Greendale, WI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. Severe burden reaches 27%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%Stable renters 12%Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units2,179
Renter share20.3%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$103,512
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In S
Very Low
Within parent city
0th percentile
#3 of 3 tracts In Greendale
Very Low
Within county
5th percentile
#286 of 301 tracts In Milwaukee County
Very Low
Within state
29th percentile
#1,083 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Greendale and the region
Centroid at 42.9344, -87.9795 · click any tract to drill in
Why S scores 3
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
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,188 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 S compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
14%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
27%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)
154Total filings over 13 yrs
1.94%Avg annual filing rate
5.5%Peak (2003)
8Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2003 to 2017
Filings dropped 76% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
21Total filings 2020-21
0.3Avg monthly (observed)
0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.39×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.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
6.7%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
7.9%Food insecurity
7.7%SNAP enrollment
4.9%Transit barriers
5.7%No health insurance
13.6%Frequent mental distress
24.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in S
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.1/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10. Against the Milwaukee County average of 4.5, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.5 points.
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.5/10. Court records carry 154 eviction filings across 13 observed years. SNAP participation runs 7.7% against 15.2% nationally.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.8% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2003, when 5.5% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 1.9% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 20% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 55079140202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55079140202?
Census tract 55079140202 in the S neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 55079140202?
Median gross rent is $1,188/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55079140202?
4.5% of residents in tract 55079140202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,702.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55079140202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 60th, minority 45th, housing 27th.
Q5
Is tract 55079140202 considered part of S?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55079140202 fall within S (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55079140202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 154 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55079140202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.94% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 55079140202 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.39× 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 55079140202 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.7% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 55079140202 compare to Greendale overall?
Tract 55079140202 scores 3/10, 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.