Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally
Waunona Eviction Risk: Moderate , Madison
Tract 55025001501 · Dane County, WI · pop 2,341 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Tract 55025001501 sits in the Waunona area of Madison eviction risk, WI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. It is home to 2,341 residents. 21% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,216
Renter share50.8%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$69,231
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Madison and the region
Centroid at 43.0483, -89.3529 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waunona scores 5.5
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
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,320 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 Waunona compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%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)
- 468Total filings over 13 yrs
- 7.14%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.9%Peak (2008)
- 25Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 58% 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.
- 11.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.9%Food insecurity
- 12.6%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 25.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Waunona
The dominant input is local political climate at 8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 7.6/10.
Against the Dane County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points. Against Dane County at 41.3%, 46% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Court records carry 468 eviction filings across 13 observed years. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.9/10. Filings peaked in 2008 at 12.9% of renter households.
In a typical year about 7.1% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5/10.
Statewide the WI average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter. Average gross rent is $1,320, close to the Madison average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025001501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025001501?
Census tract 55025001501 in the Waunona neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 55025001501?
Median gross rent is $1,320/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025001501?
13.1% of residents in tract 55025001501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,341.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025001501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 31th, minority 53th, housing 45th.
Q5
Is tract 55025001501 considered part of Waunona?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025001501 fall within Waunona (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55025001501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 468 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55025001501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.14% of renter households, peaking at 12.9% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55025001501 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.5% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55025001501 compare to Madison overall?
Tract 55025001501 scores 5.5/10, 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.
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