Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Oakbridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Madison
Tract 55025000204 ·
Dane County, WI · pop 5,643 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.8/10 for census tract 55025000204 reflects conditions in the Oakbridge neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin. That is riskier than roughly 30% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
32% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,208 monthly, set against $78,059 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%Stable renters 36%Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units2,583
Renter share53.3%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate17.5%
Median income$78,059
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Oakbridge
Moderate
Within parent city
68th percentile
#24 of 72 tracts In Madison
Elevated
Within county
80th percentile
#26 of 125 tracts In Dane County
High
Within state
87th percentile
#206 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Madison and the region
Centroid at 43.0679, -89.5124 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oakbridge scores 5
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
17.5% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,208 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Oakbridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
22%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
76%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)
399Total filings over 13 yrs
2.39%Avg annual filing rate
3.6%Peak (2014)
15Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2017
Filings dropped 46% 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.
8.4%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
10.0%Food insecurity
9.6%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
6.6%No health insurance
13.2%Frequent mental distress
24.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oakbridge
The score leans hardest on 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 399 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.6% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025000204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025000204?
Census tract 55025000204 in the Oakbridge neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 55025000204?
Median gross rent is $1,208/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025000204?
17.5% of residents in tract 55025000204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,643.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025000204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 43th, minority 60th, housing 76th.
Q5
Is tract 55025000204 considered part of Oakbridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025000204 fall within Oakbridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55025000204?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 399 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55025000204 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.39% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55025000204 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.4% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55025000204 compare to Madison overall?
Tract 55025000204 scores 5/10, higher than 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.
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