Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Maple-Prairie Eviction Risk: Moderate , Madison

Tract 55025000505 · Dane County, WI · pop 3,556 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

For landlords sizing up the Maple-Prairie neighborhood of Madison, census tract 55025000505 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.9/10. It lands near the 33rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,378 a month against an average household income of $88,767 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.2

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.

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 4.2

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

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

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 above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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 55025000505

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025000505?

Census tract 55025000505 in the Maple-Prairie neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 55025000505 compare to Madison overall?

Tract 55025000505 scores 4.2/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Madison

Top eight tracts in Madison ranked by composite eviction-risk score.