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Neighborhood · Whitefish Bay, WI

Milwaukee River Parkway Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,358 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Milwaukee River Parkway is a one-tract quarter of Whitefish Bay, WI and houses 4,358 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. 44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Whitefish Bay rate of 28.6%.

Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 4.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 2.6% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Court records for this tract carry 75 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 8.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.0% in 2017, is well off that peak.

At 17% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 10% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Average gross rent runs $1,296, close to the Whitefish Bay average.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Milwaukee River Parkway vs Whitefish Bay How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
43.7% +53%
Whitefish Bay: 28.6%
Average gross rent
$1,296 -3%
Whitefish Bay: $1,335
Average HH income
$163,092 +6%
Whitefish Bay: $154,255
Poverty rate
2.4% -37%
Whitefish Bay: 3.8%
Renter share
17.2% +2%
Whitefish Bay: 16.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Milwaukee River Parkway and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Milwaukee River Parkway scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts
7.3
Rent control risk
44% of income on rent · Range 3.7–3.7 across tracts
3.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
17% renter households · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Economic stress
2.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Risk score comparison

Milwaukee River Parkway vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Milwaukee River Parkway score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Milwaukee River Pa: 3.03.0Milwaukee River PaNeighborhoodParent city: 3.43.4Parent cityhost cityState: 3.93.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Milwaukee River Parkway

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55079070100 3 4,358 44% $1,296
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 13

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 7%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 38%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 21%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Milwaukee River Parkway

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 75Total filings (sum)
  • 3.89%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.3%Peak year (2013)
  • 2.95%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 12Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.2Avg monthly observed
  • 0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.29×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee, WI).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Milwaukee River Parkway

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Milwaukee River Parkway

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Milwaukee River Parkway?

Milwaukee River Parkway scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Milwaukee River Parkway compare to Whitefish Bay overall?

Milwaukee River Parkway scores 0.4 points lower than Whitefish Bay overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,296 vs $1,335.
Q3

What is the average rent in Milwaukee River Parkway?

Average gross rent in Milwaukee eviction risk River Parkway is $1,296/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Milwaukee River Parkway residents are renters?

17% of Milwaukee River Parkway households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Whitefish Bay). The neighborhood has 4,358 residents.
Q5

Is Milwaukee River Parkway a high social-vulnerability area?

Milwaukee River Parkway sits in the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Milwaukee River Parkway for landlords?

Milwaukee eviction risk River Parkway carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Whitefish Bay as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Milwaukee River Parkway?

Milwaukee River Parkway has 4,490 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (86.1%), Other / Multiracial (6.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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