Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Downer Woods Eviction Risk: Lower , Shorewood
Tract 55079080300 · Milwaukee County, WI · pop 3,794 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Here is how census tract 55079080300, in Downer Woods in Shorewood, looks to a landlord: a 4.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,794. On the national scale it ranks #58,828 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 11% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,201 monthly, set against $149,663 in average yearly household income, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,575
Renter share21.8%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$149,663
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shorewood and the region
Centroid at 43.0903, -87.8755 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downer Woods scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Shorewood
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,201 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shorewood
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shorewood
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shorewood
5.5
How Downer Woods compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 2
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 58%Grade A
- 40%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%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)
- 13Total filings over 8 yrs
- 0.45%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.0%Peak (2010)
- 1Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 11Total filings 2020-21
- 0.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.29×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. 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.
- 4.2%Housing insecurity
- 2.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 4.4%Food insecurity
- 3.9%SNAP enrollment
- 3.3%Transit barriers
- 3.2%No health insurance
- 11.6%Frequent mental distress
- 18.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downer Woods
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Shorewood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Milwaukee County average of 6.0 and in line with the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.29x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 13 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 0.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.0% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55079080300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55079080300?
Census tract 55079080300 in the Downer Woods neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 55079080300?
Median gross rent is $1,201/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55079080300?
5.3% of residents in tract 55079080300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,794.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55079080300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 14th, minority 22th, housing 5th.
Q5
Is tract 55079080300 considered part of Downer Woods?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55079080300 fall within Downer Woods (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55079080300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 13 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 55079080300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.45% of renter households, peaking at 1.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 55079080300 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.29× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee eviction risk, WI), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 55079080300 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.2% 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. 2.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 55079080300 compare to Shorewood overall?
Tract 55079080300 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Shorewood at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shorewood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q10
Was tract 55079080300 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Shorewood
Top eight tracts in Shorewood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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