Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally
Newberry Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Madison
Tract 55025000410 · Dane County, WI · pop 2,359 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
With a score of 4.9/10, tract 55025000410 in the Newberry Heights area of Madison, WI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. This is renter territory: 97% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 57%
Owners 3%
Tract context
Occupied units1,265
Renter share96.5%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$59,079
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Madison and the region
Centroid at 43.0543, -89.5066 · click any tract to drill in
Why Newberry Heights scores 4.9
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
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,300 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 Newberry Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Newberry Heights. 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.
- 8.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.1%Food insecurity
- 7.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 16.5%Frequent mental distress
- 19.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Newberry Heights
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8/10. Disability prevalence runs 19.4% against 31.5% nationally.
Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.6/10. Severe burden reaches 10%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. SNAP participation runs 7.5% against 15.2% nationally.
It sits 0.7 points above the Dane County average of 4.2. That is riskier than roughly 59% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.5/10. Statewide the WI average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025000410
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025000410?
Census tract 55025000410 in the Newberry Heights neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 55025000410?
Median gross rent is $1,300/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025000410?
4.9% of residents in tract 55025000410 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,359.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025000410?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 5th, minority 66th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 55025000410 considered part of Newberry Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025000410 fall within Newberry Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55025000410 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.6% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55025000410 compare to Madison overall?
Tract 55025000410 scores 4.9/10, higher 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Madison
Top eight tracts in Madison ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · WI
State-Langdon
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WI
Majestic Oaks
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WI
Renaissance on the Park
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WI
The Yards
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WI
Hawthorne
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WI
Mifflin West
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WI
Bassett
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WI
First Settlement
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Related