Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Cherokee Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Madison
Tract 55025011201 · Dane County, WI · pop 3,889 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 55025011201 covers part of the Cherokee Park area of Madison, WI, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,889. 22% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.1
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.Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
86
th percentile
High
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 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.8/10. Average gross rent is $997, 29% below the Madison average.
On the high side, local political climate reads 8/10. Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.6/10.
It sits 0.9 points above the Dane County average of 4.2. SNAP participation runs 6.8% against 15.2% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 6.0% against 14.2% nationally.
Cost burden runs 37% here against 41.3% across Dane County. That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Only 10% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Social vulnerability reads 3.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $83,417, annual rent is just 14%. Statewide the WI average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025011201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025011201?
Census tract 55025011201 in the Cherokee Park neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 55025011201?
Median gross rent is $997/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 55025011201 compare to Madison overall?
Tract 55025011201 scores 5.1/10, 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.
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