Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Appalachian Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Madison
Tract 55025000202 ·
Dane County, WI · pop 3,281 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 55025000202 (the Appalachian Ridge area of Madison, Wisconsin) comes in at 4.7/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #61,419 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,607 monthly, set against $107,258 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
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 neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Appalachian Ridge
Moderate
Within parent city
24th percentile
#55 of 72 tracts In Madison
Low
Within county
57th percentile
#55 of 125 tracts In Dane County
Elevated
Within state
63th percentile
#564 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
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 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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 by year2001 to 2017
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
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Madison eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Dane County average of 4.8 and in line with the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
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 3.7/10 (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 3.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Madison at 3.6/10. 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Madison
Top eight tracts in Madison ranked by composite eviction-risk score.