Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally
Appalachian Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Madison
Tract 55025000202 · Dane County, WI · pop 3,281 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
55025000202 is a census tract in the Appalachian Ridge area of Madison, WI. It scores 3.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,281. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.6/10.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,406
Renter share41.9%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$107,258
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
23
th percentile
Low
Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Madison and the region
Centroid at 43.0684, -89.4934 · click any tract to drill in
Why Appalachian Ridge scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Madison
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,607 rent vs county FMR
5.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Madison
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Madison
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Madison
5.5
How Appalachian Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%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)
- 93Total filings over 13 yrs
- 1.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.6%Peak (2008)
- 3Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 40% over the past 13 months.
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.
- 5.7%Housing insecurity
- 3.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.3%Food insecurity
- 5.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 22.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Appalachian Ridge
On the high side, local political climate reads 8/10. The severe-burden share is 14%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
35% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Dane County average of 41.3%. Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.6/10. Housing insecurity runs 5.7% against 14.2% nationally.
Court records carry 93 eviction filings across 13 observed years. Average gross rent is $1,607, 14% above the Madison average.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2008 at 2.6% of renter households.
In a typical year about 1.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #50,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $107,258, annual rent is just 18%.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025000202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025000202?
Census tract 55025000202 in the Appalachian Ridge neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 55025000202?
Median gross rent is $1,607/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025000202?
6.5% of residents in tract 55025000202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,281.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025000202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 55th, minority 46th, housing 32th.
Q5
Is tract 55025000202 considered part of Appalachian Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025000202 fall within Appalachian Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55025000202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 93 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55025000202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.37% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55025000202 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.7% 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55025000202 compare to Madison overall?
Tract 55025000202 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Madison at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Madison eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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