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

Cherokee Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Madison

Tract 55025011201 · Dane County, WI · pop 3,889 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Cherokee Park in Madison is where census tract 55025011201 sits, home to 3,889 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #58,810 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $997 a month against an average household income of $83,417 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 6% Owners 90%

Tract context

Occupied units1,617

Renter share10.2%

SVI overall0.23

Poverty rate12.2%

Median income$83,417

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Madison and the region

Centroid at 43.1771, -89.3745 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cherokee Park 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

12.2% poverty · this tract

3.1

Supply constraint

$997 rent vs county FMR

1.8

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 Cherokee Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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

11%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
33%Racial/ethnic minority
14%Housing & transportation

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.

6.0%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
6.7%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
4.3%Transit barriers
4.8%No health insurance
12.0%Frequent mental distress
25.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cherokee Park

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 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 23rd 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 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.6% 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 55025011201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025011201?

Census tract 55025011201 in the Cherokee Park 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.

What is the average rent in tract 55025011201?

Median gross rent is $997/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 55025011201?

12.2% of residents in tract 55025011201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,889.

How socially vulnerable is tract 55025011201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 88th, minority 33th, housing 14th.

Is tract 55025011201 considered part of Cherokee Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025011201 fall within Cherokee Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 55025011201 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.0% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 55025011201 compare to Madison overall?

Tract 55025011201 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.