Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Marquette Eviction Risk: Moderate , Madison
Tract 55025001901 ·
Dane County, WI · pop 4,762 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 55025001901 in the Marquette area of Madison, WI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,762. 76% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%Stable renters 50%Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units2,579
Renter share75.9%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$77,363
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Marquette
Moderate
Within parent city
59th percentile
#30 of 72 tracts In Madison
Elevated
Within county
76th percentile
#31 of 125 tracts In Dane County
High
Within state
87th percentile
#195 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Madison and the region
Centroid at 43.0830, -89.3656 · click any tract to drill in
Why Marquette scores 5.2
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
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,506 rent vs county FMR
5.2
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 Marquette compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
47%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
29%Racial/ethnic minority
75%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
35%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.
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.
7.8%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
7.9%Food insecurity
7.6%SNAP enrollment
5.4%Transit barriers
5.9%No health insurance
15.6%Frequent mental distress
20.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Marquette
The dominant input is local political climate at 8/10. Cost burden runs 34% here against 41.3% across Dane County. On the high side, regional political climate reads 7.6/10.
14% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Food insecurity runs 7.9% against 17.8% nationally.
It sits 1.0 points above the Dane County average of 4.2. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.9/10.
SNAP participation runs 7.6% against 15.2% nationally. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Madison. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the WI average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025001901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025001901?
Census tract 55025001901 in the Marquette neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 55025001901?
Median gross rent is $1,506/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025001901?
12.1% of residents in tract 55025001901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,762.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025001901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 1th, minority 29th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 55025001901 considered part of Marquette?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025001901 fall within Marquette (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55025001901 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.8% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55025001901 compare to Madison overall?
Tract 55025001901 scores 5.2/10, 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.
Q8
Was tract 55025001901 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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