Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Park Lawn Eviction Risk: Lower , Middleton
Tract 55025011101 ·
Dane County, WI · pop 5,623 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
For landlords sizing up the Park Lawn neighborhood of Middleton, census tract 55025011101 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 30% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,254 a month against an average household income of $74,931 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%Stable renters 37%Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units2,678
Renter share56.0%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate17.4%
Median income$74,931
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Park Lawn
Moderate
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 6 tracts In Middleton
Very High
Within county
55th percentile
#57 of 125 tracts In Dane County
Moderate
Within state
61th percentile
#602 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Middleton and the region
Centroid at 43.1018, -89.4992 · click any tract to drill in
Why Park Lawn scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Middleton
7.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
17.4% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,254 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Middleton
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Middleton
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Middleton
4.2
How Park Lawn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
49%Socioeconomic
65%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
79%Housing & transportation
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)
368Total filings over 13 yrs
2.42%Avg annual filing rate
3.7%Peak (2010)
14Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2017
Filings dropped 64% 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.
10.0%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
11.9%SNAP enrollment
6.7%Transit barriers
8.7%No health insurance
15.0%Frequent mental distress
27.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Park Lawn
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Middleton 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 in line with 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 64th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% 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 55025011101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025011101?
Census tract 55025011101 in the Park Lawn neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 55025011101?
Median gross rent is $1,254/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025011101?
17.4% of residents in tract 55025011101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,623.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025011101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 65th, minority 44th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 55025011101 considered part of Park Lawn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025011101 fall within Park Lawn (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55025011101?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 368 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55025011101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.42% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55025011101 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55025011101 compare to Middleton overall?
Tract 55025011101 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Middleton at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Middleton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Middleton
Top eight tracts in Middleton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.