1 census tracts · pop 3,971 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Bassett maps to a single census tract in Madison, WI and houses 3,971 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 57% against 30.1% citywide, putting Bassett 26.6% over its own city.
34% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. This is a renter market: 77% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Set annual rent against average household income of $48,036 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The poverty rate is 31%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 7.6/10.
The filing record is not thin: 169 evictions logged in this tract. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 2.1% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.9% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 61 neighborhoods in Madison.
For a like-for-like read, Mendota Hills and Hiestand score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,423, close to the Madison average.
One tract means one number: 6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bassett vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport76%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bassett
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
169Total filings (sum)
1.09%Avg annual filing rate
2.1%Peak year (2001)
0.93%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bassett
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.6%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility shutoff threat
13.7%Food insecurity
15.1%SNAP enrollment
8.4%No health insurance
29.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bassett
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bassett?
Bassett scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Bassett compare to Madison overall?
Bassett scores 1.4 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,423 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bassett?
Average gross rent in Bassett is $1,423/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bassett residents are renters?
77% of Bassett households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 3,971 residents.
Q5
Is Bassett a high social-vulnerability area?
Bassett sits in the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Bassett for landlords?
Bassett carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Madison as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bassett?
Bassett has 4,002 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.2%), Other / Multiracial (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
