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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Sunburst Eviction Risk: Lower , Sun Prairie

Tract 55025011404 · Dane County, WI · pop 7,410 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

55025011404 is a census tract in the Sunburst area of Sun Prairie, WI. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Population here is 7,410. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 21% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units2,944
Renter share31.1%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$109,825

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Sunburst
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 7 tracts In Sun Prairie
Very Low
Within county
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#114 of 125 tracts In Dane County
Very Low
Within state
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#1,083 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sun Prairie and the region

Centroid at 43.1783, -89.2955 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sunburst scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sun Prairie
7.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,641 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sun Prairie
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sun Prairie
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sun Prairie
4.5

How Sunburst compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sunburst risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0114044.0Sun Prairieparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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

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 Sunburst

17% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the high side, local political climate reads 7.9/10.

Against Dane County at 41.3%, 33% of renters here are cost-burdened. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.9/10.

It sits 1.2 points below the Dane County average of 4.2. At $1,641 a month, rents run 16% over what the rest of Sun Prairie commands.

Housing insecurity runs 6.9% against 14.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.4/10. Rent consumes only 18% of average household income of $109,825, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the WI average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 55025011404

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025011404?

Census tract 55025011404 in the Sunburst neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 55025011404?

Median gross rent is $1,641/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55025011404?

2.9% of residents in tract 55025011404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,410.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55025011404?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 21th, minority 40th, housing 31th.
Q5

Is tract 55025011404 considered part of Sunburst?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025011404 fall within Sunburst (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 55025011404 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 55025011404 compare to Sun Prairie overall?

Tract 55025011404 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Sun Prairie at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sun Prairie eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sun Prairie

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

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