Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

North Star Eviction Risk: Lower , Madison

Tract 55025011406 · Dane County, WI · pop 5,701 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 55025011406 sits in North Star in Madison eviction risk, Wisconsin eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #58,811 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 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,498 a month against an average household income of $103,119 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 23% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units2,130

Renter share38.6%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate2.6%

Median income$103,119

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Madison and the region

Centroid at 43.0944, -89.2762 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Star scores 3.4

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

2.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,498 rent vs county FMR

5.2

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 North Star compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

10%Socioeconomic
22%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
78%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.

7.7%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
7.9%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
6.2%No health insurance
14.1%Frequent mental distress
23.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Star

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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 55025011406

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025011406?

Census tract 55025011406 in the North Star neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 55025011406?

Median gross rent is $1,498/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 55025011406?

2.6% of residents in tract 55025011406 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,701.

How socially vulnerable is tract 55025011406?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 22th, minority 45th, housing 78th.

Is tract 55025011406 considered part of North Star?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025011406 fall within North Star (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 55025011406 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 55025011406 compare to Madison overall?

Tract 55025011406 scores 3.4/10, right in line with 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.