Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,782 of 84,120 nationally
Mifflin West Eviction Risk: Elevated , Madison
Tract 55025001603 · Dane County, WI · pop 5,203 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Mifflin West in Madison is where census tract 55025001603 sits, home to 5,203 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
78% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 64% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,393 a month while the average household earns $11,882 a year, roughly 141% of income at the averages. Renters make up 96% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 75%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 4%
Tract context
Occupied units2,184
Renter share96.2%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate80.8%
Median income$11,882
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Madison and the region
Centroid at 43.0734, -89.3954 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mifflin West scores 7
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
80.8% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,393 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 Mifflin West compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 0%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 100%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 287Total filings over 13 yrs
- 1.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.0%Peak (2009)
- 11Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 42% over the past 13 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Mifflin West. 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.
- 20.2%Housing insecurity
- 14.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 37.9%Food insecurity
- 43.0%SNAP enrollment
- 23.8%Transit barriers
- 12.2%No health insurance
- 27.8%Frequent mental distress
- 40.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mifflin West
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 287 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 1.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.0% of renter households in 2009.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 12th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025001603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025001603?
Census tract 55025001603 in the Mifflin West neighborhood scores 7/10 (Elevated 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 55025001603?
Median gross rent is $1,393/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025001603?
80.8% of residents in tract 55025001603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,203.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025001603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 0th, minority 30th, housing 37th.
Q5
Is tract 55025001603 considered part of Mifflin West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025001603 fall within Mifflin West (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55025001603?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 287 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55025001603 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.58% of renter households, peaking at 3.0% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55025001603 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.2% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55025001603 compare to Madison overall?
Tract 55025001603 scores 7/10, 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.
Q9
Was tract 55025001603 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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Highest-risk tracts in Madison
Top eight tracts in Madison ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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7.1
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7
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7
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.2
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