Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Highlands of Seminole Eviction Risk: Lower , Fitchburg
Tract 55025001404 · Dane County, WI · pop 4,667 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 55025001404 covers Highlands of Seminole in Fitchburg, home to 4,667 residents. For landlords it grades 5.3/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 48% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,387 a month against an average household income of $96,667 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units2,456
Renter share51.0%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$96,667
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fitchburg and the region
Centroid at 43.0209, -89.4355 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highlands of Seminole scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fitchburg
7.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,387 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fitchburg
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fitchburg
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fitchburg
5.2
How Highlands of Seminole compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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.
- 9.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.9%Food insecurity
- 10.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 13.9%Frequent mental distress
- 24.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highlands of Seminole
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Fitchburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Dane County average of 4.8 and above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 42nd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025001404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025001404?
Census tract 55025001404 in the Highlands of Seminole neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 55025001404?
Median gross rent is $1,387/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025001404?
7.8% of residents in tract 55025001404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,667.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025001404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 45th, minority 63th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 55025001404 considered part of Highlands of Seminole?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025001404 fall within Highlands of Seminole (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55025001404 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.9% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55025001404 compare to Fitchburg overall?
Tract 55025001404 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Fitchburg at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fitchburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fitchburg
Top eight tracts in Fitchburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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