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State-Langdon Eviction Risk: Elevated , Madison

Tract 55025001604 · Dane County, WI · pop 6,069 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

With a score of 6.1/10, tract 55025001604 in State-Langdon in Madison ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 6,069 residents. On the national scale it ranks #19,845 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

70% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 58% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,308 a month while the average household earns $22,642 a year, roughly 69% of income at the averages. About 98% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 68% Stable renters 29% Owners 3%
Tract context
Occupied units2,268
Renter share97.7%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate62.3%
Median income$22,642

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In State-Langdon
Moderate
Within parent city
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 72 tracts In Madison
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 125 tracts In Dane County
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Madison and the region

Centroid at 43.0766, -89.3922 · click any tract to drill in

Why State-Langdon scores 7

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
62.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,308 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 State-Langdon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
State-Langdon risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.07.0This tracttract 001604Madison: 3.63.6Madisonparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

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)

  • 519Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 2.01%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.2%Peak (2011)
  • 22Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 550250016042001: 60 filings (3.13/100 renter HHs)2002: 42 filings (2.19/100 renter HHs)2007: 34 filings (1.83/100 renter HHs)2008: 25 filings (1.35/100 renter HHs)2009: 61 filings (3.29/100 renter HHs)2010: 38 filings (1.83/100 renter HHs)2011: 66 filings (3.23/100 renter HHs)2012: 43 filings (2.11/100 renter HHs)2013: 34 filings (1.67/100 renter HHs)2014: 34 filings (1.67/100 renter HHs)2015: 42 filings (2.06/100 renter HHs)2016: 18 filings (0.79/100 renter HHs)2017: 22 filings (0.96/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 63% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in State-Langdon

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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 55025001604

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025001604?

Census tract 55025001604 in the State-Langdon 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 55025001604?

Median gross rent is $1,308/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55025001604?

62.3% of residents in tract 55025001604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,069.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55025001604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 1th, minority 40th, housing 90th.
Q5

Is tract 55025001604 considered part of State-Langdon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025001604 fall within State-Langdon (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55025001604?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 519 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55025001604 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.01% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 55025001604 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.6% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 55025001604 compare to Madison overall?

Tract 55025001604 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 55025001604 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Madison

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

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