Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
University Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Milwaukee
Tract 55079014600 · Milwaukee County, WI · pop 3,028 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 55079014600, home to 3,028 residents in the University Hill neighborhood of Milwaukee, scores 6.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #8,826 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $742 a month against an average household income of $12,145 a year, roughly 73% of income at the averages. About 98% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 61%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units875
Renter share97.7%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate80.6%
Median income$12,145
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
99
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Milwaukee and the region
Centroid at 43.0424, -87.9303 · click any tract to drill in
Why University Hill scores 6.5
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
80.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$742 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 University Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 78%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)
- 407Total filings over 13 yrs
- 3.17%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.7%Peak (2003)
- 35Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 34% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 163Total filings 2020-21
- 2.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.33×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Milwaukee, WI as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within University Hill. 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.
- 24.5%Housing insecurity
- 17.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 43.4%Food insecurity
- 51.5%SNAP enrollment
- 26.9%Transit barriers
- 14.7%No health insurance
- 30.4%Frequent mental distress
- 44.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in University Hill
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Milwaukee eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Milwaukee County average of 6.0 and above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.33x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 407 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.7% of renter households in 2003.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 55079014600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55079014600?
Census tract 55079014600 in the University Hill neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 55079014600?
Median gross rent is $742/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55079014600?
80.6% of residents in tract 55079014600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,028.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55079014600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 5th, minority 52th, housing 92th.
Q5
Is tract 55079014600 considered part of University Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55079014600 fall within University Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55079014600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 407 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55079014600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.17% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 55079014600 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.33× 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 55079014600 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.5% 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. 17.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 55079014600 compare to Milwaukee overall?
Tract 55079014600 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Milwaukee at 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.
Q10
Was tract 55079014600 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 78% 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.
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