1 census tracts · pop 6,606 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Bram's Addition is a one-tract neighborhood of Madison, WI, population 6,606. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. 47% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Madison rate of 30.1%.
This is a renter market: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Average gross rent is $1,145, 19% below the Madison average of $1,413. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
14% 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. Court records for this tract carry 1,514 eviction filings.
The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 9.5% of renter households. SNAP participation is 23.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The most recent observed rate, 2.7% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 61 neighborhoods in Madison.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Mendota Hills and Hiestand. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bram's Addition vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bram's Addition
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,514Total filings (sum)
6.19%Avg annual filing rate
9.5%Peak year (2010)
2.68%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bram's Addition
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.1%Housing insecurity
9.8%Utility shutoff threat
23.4%Food insecurity
23.2%SNAP enrollment
15.3%No health insurance
30.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bram's Addition
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bram's Addition?
Bram's Addition 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 Bram's Addition compare to Madison overall?
Bram's Addition scores 1.4 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,145 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bram's Addition?
Average gross rent in Bram's Addition is $1,145/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bram's Addition residents are renters?
67% of Bram's Addition households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 6,606 residents.
Q5
Is Bram's Addition a high social-vulnerability area?
Bram's Addition sits in the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Bram's Addition for landlords?
Bram's Addition 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 Bram's Addition?
Bram's Addition has 6,554 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (41.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (38.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
