Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Maple-Prairie Eviction Risk: Moderate , Madison
Tract 55025000505 · Dane County, WI · pop 3,556 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 4.6/10, tract 55025000505 in the Maple-Prairie area of Madison, WI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,556. What pushes it up most is local political climate at 8/10.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,605
Renter share38.3%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$88,767
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
75
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Madison and the region
Centroid at 43.0226, -89.4922 · click any tract to drill in
Why Maple-Prairie scores 4.6
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
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,378 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Maple-Prairie compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%Housing & transportation
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.
- 9.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.2%Food insecurity
- 9.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.0%Transit barriers
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 23.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Maple-Prairie
On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.2/10. Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.6/10. Severe burden reaches 11%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Food insecurity runs 10.2% against 17.8% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 53% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 2.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
40% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Dane County average of 4.2 closely. Average gross rent is $1,378, close to the Madison average.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $88,767. 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025000505
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025000505?
Census tract 55025000505 in the Maple-Prairie neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 55025000505?
Median gross rent is $1,378/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025000505?
8.8% of residents in tract 55025000505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,556.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025000505?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 26th, minority 41th, housing 28th.
Q5
Is tract 55025000505 considered part of Maple-Prairie?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025000505 fall within Maple-Prairie (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55025000505 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.4% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55025000505 compare to Madison overall?
Tract 55025000505 scores 4.6/10, right in line with 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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