Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

James Madison Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 55025001707 · Dane County, WI · pop 1,567 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

Census tract 55025001707 runs through James Madison Park in Madison. With 1,567 residents, it scores 5.1/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #50,240 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,437 a month against an average household income of $66,290 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 99% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 61% Owners 1%

Tract context

Occupied units976

Renter share99.0%

SVI overall0.17

Poverty rate16.5%

Median income$66,290

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Madison and the region

Centroid at 43.0790, -89.3824 · click any tract to drill in

Why James Madison Park scores 5

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

16.5% poverty · this tract

4.1

Supply constraint

$1,437 rent vs county FMR

4.8

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 James Madison Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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

37%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
63%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
88%Grade C
1%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.

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.

7.2%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
5.9%No health insurance
16.3%Frequent mental distress
18.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in James Madison Park

The heaviest input here is 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 55025001707

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025001707?

Census tract 55025001707 in the James Madison Park neighborhood scores 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.

What is the average rent in tract 55025001707?

Median gross rent is $1,437/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 55025001707?

16.5% of residents in tract 55025001707 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,567.

How socially vulnerable is tract 55025001707?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 1th, minority 32th, housing 63th.

Is tract 55025001707 considered part of James Madison Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025001707 fall within James Madison Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 55025001707 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.2% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 55025001707 compare to Madison overall?

Tract 55025001707 scores 5/10, 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.

Was tract 55025001707 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. 1% 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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Top eight tracts in Madison ranked by composite eviction-risk score.