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Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Whitetail Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Madison

Tract 55025002402 · Dane County, WI · pop 4,223 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Eviction risk in the Whitetail Ridge neighborhood of Madison centers on tract 55025002402, which scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,223 residents. On the national scale it ranks #56,102 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $972 a month while the average household earns $83,818 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 21% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,816
Renter share35.4%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$83,818

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Whitetail Ridge
Moderate
Within parent city
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 72 tracts In Madison
Moderate
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 125 tracts In Dane County
Elevated
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#314 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Madison and the region

Centroid at 43.1376, -89.3633 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whitetail Ridge scores 4.5

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
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$972 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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 Whitetail Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Whitetail Ridge risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.54.5This tracttract 002402Madison: 3.63.6Madisonparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

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)

  • 818Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 9.53%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.1%Peak (2010)
  • 31Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 550250024022001: 62 filings (9.04/100 renter HHs)2002: 61 filings (8.89/100 renter HHs)2007: 98 filings (16.20/100 renter HHs)2008: 69 filings (11.40/100 renter HHs)2009: 89 filings (14.71/100 renter HHs)2010: 100 filings (15.13/100 renter HHs)2011: 79 filings (11.48/100 renter HHs)2012: 64 filings (9.30/100 renter HHs)2013: 59 filings (8.58/100 renter HHs)2014: 34 filings (4.94/100 renter HHs)2015: 36 filings (5.23/100 renter HHs)2016: 36 filings (4.79/100 renter HHs)2017: 31 filings (4.13/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 50% 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 Whitetail Ridge

What moves this score most 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 70th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 818 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 9.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.1% of renter households in 2010.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 55025002402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025002402?

Census tract 55025002402 in the Whitetail Ridge neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 55025002402?

Median gross rent is $972/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55025002402?

12.6% of residents in tract 55025002402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,223.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55025002402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 85th, minority 57th, housing 74th.
Q5

Is tract 55025002402 considered part of Whitetail Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025002402 fall within Whitetail Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55025002402?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 818 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55025002402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.53% of renter households, peaking at 15.1% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 55025002402 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 55025002402 compare to Madison overall?

Tract 55025002402 scores 4.5/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Madison

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

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