Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Waunona Eviction Risk: Moderate , Madison
Tract 55025001501 ·
Dane County, WI · pop 2,341 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Here is how census tract 55025001501, in the Waunona neighborhood of Madison eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,341. That is riskier than about 44% of US census tracts.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,320 a month while the average household earns $69,231 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.8
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 neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Waunona
Moderate
Within parent city
63th percentile
#27 of 72 tracts In Madison
Elevated
Within county
79th percentile
#27 of 125 tracts In Dane County
High
Within state
84th percentile
#249 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
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 4.8
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
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 by year2001 to 2017
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 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 above 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 11.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025001501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025001501?
Census tract 55025001501 in the Waunona neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 4.8/10, 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.