2 census tracts · pop 7,169 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.1–4.3
West Allis Heights spans 2 census tracts of Greenfield, WI, population 7,169. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.7/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Greenfield rate of 27.6%.
24% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.4/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.1 to 4.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10. Court records carry 186 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 5.1% of renter households.
At $1,071 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Greenfield commands. The most recent observed rate, 2.2% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #4 of 7 neighborhoods in Greenfield.
For a like-for-like read, Layton Heights and Valley View Heights score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $65,000, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
West Allis Heights vs GreenfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Allis Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
186Total filings (sum)
1.59%Avg annual filing rate
5.1%Peak year (2016)
2.15%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
131Total filings 2020-21
0.9Avg monthly observed
0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
2.13×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee, WI).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in West Allis Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.3%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility shutoff threat
11.8%Food insecurity
12.0%SNAP enrollment
8.2%No health insurance
29.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West Allis Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Allis Heights?
West Allis Heights scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Allis Heights compare to Greenfield overall?
West Allis Heights scores 0.5 points lower than Greenfield overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,071 vs $1,170.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Allis Heights?
Average gross rent in West Allis eviction risk Heights is $1,071/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Allis Heights residents are renters?
40% of West Allis Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Greenfield). The neighborhood has 7,169 residents.
Q5
Is West Allis Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
West Allis Heights sits in the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Allis Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West Allis Heights is census tract 55079120201 (score 4.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 4.3, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is West Allis Heights for landlords?
West Allis eviction risk Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Greenfield as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of West Allis Heights?
West Allis Heights has 7,000 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72%), Hispanic / Latino (16.2%), Other / Multiracial (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
