2 census tracts · pop 3,201 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.6–4.7
Belle Isle is a 2-tract neighborhood of Madison, WI, population 3,201. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 30.1% citywide, putting Belle Isle 15.2% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. At $1,130 a month, rents sit 20% under what the rest of Madison commands.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.7/10. Court records for this tract carry 137 eviction filings. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.7/10.
Food insecurity affects 8.4% of adults, 9.4 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 5.0% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.8% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #37 of 61 neighborhoods in Madison.
Against average income of $85,385, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes. 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 4.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Belle Isle vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority13%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Belle Isle
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
137Total filings (sum)
1.50%Avg annual filing rate
5.0%Peak year (2001)
0.78%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Belle Isle
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.3%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility shutoff threat
8.4%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
28.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Belle Isle
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Belle Isle?
Belle Isle scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Belle Isle compare to Madison overall?
Belle Isle scores 0.1 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,130 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Belle Isle?
Average gross rent in Belle Isle is $1,130/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Belle Isle residents are renters?
46% of Belle Isle households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 3,201 residents.
Q5
Is Belle Isle a high social-vulnerability area?
Belle Isle sits in the 29th 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
Which tracts in Belle Isle have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Belle Isle is census tract 55025010400 (score 4.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 4.7, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Belle Isle for landlords?
Belle Isle carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Belle Isle?
Belle Isle has 3,184 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (90.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3%), Other / Multiracial (2.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
