Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally
Dretzka Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Milwaukee
Tract 55079000201 · Milwaukee County, WI · pop 5,953 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of 5.8/10, tract 55079000201 in the Dretzka Park area of Milwaukee, WI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,953. SNAP participation runs 53.8% against 15.2% nationally.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 46%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 21%
Tract context
Occupied units2,027
Renter share79.3%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate38.6%
Median income$40,738
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
78
th percentile
High
Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Milwaukee and the region
Centroid at 43.1866, -88.0513 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dretzka Park 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
38.6% poverty · this tract
9.6
Supply constraint
$1,084 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 Dretzka Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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)
- 2,640Total filings over 13 yrs
- 12.86%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.5%Peak (2014)
- 229Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 65% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,184Total filings 2020-21
- 15.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 19.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.78×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 Dretzka Park. 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.
- 31.8%Housing insecurity
- 22.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 44.2%Food insecurity
- 53.8%SNAP enrollment
- 22.7%Transit barriers
- 16.4%No health insurance
- 22.0%Frequent mental distress
- 41.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dretzka Park
33% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.6/10. The poverty rate is 39%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Against Milwaukee County at 45.8%, 58% of renters here are cost-burdened. This is renter territory: 79% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Housing insecurity runs 31.8% against 14.2% nationally.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10. It sits 1.3 points above the Milwaukee County average of 4.5.
On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 2,640 evictions over 13 years of observation. The worst year on record was 2014, when 18.5% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 12.9% of renter households face a filing.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 55079000201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55079000201?
Census tract 55079000201 in the Dretzka Park 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 55079000201?
Median gross rent is $1,084/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55079000201?
38.6% of residents in tract 55079000201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,953.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55079000201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 93th, minority 93th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 55079000201 considered part of Dretzka Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55079000201 fall within Dretzka Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55079000201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,640 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55079000201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.86% of renter households, peaking at 18.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 55079000201 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.78× 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 55079000201 struggle to pay rent?
About 31.8% 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. 22.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 55079000201 compare to Milwaukee overall?
Tract 55079000201 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.
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