1 census tracts · pop 5,054 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.3–5.3
Emerson East is a one-tract neighborhood of Madison, WI and houses 5,054 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. 57% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Madison rate of 30.1%.
Average gross rent is $1,003, 29% below the Madison average of $1,413. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. 20% 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.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 576 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 5.3% of renter households.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Food insecurity affects 9.2% of adults, 8.6 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 3.0% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 61 mapped neighborhoods of Madison, it ranks #25 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Regent and Marquette. Against average income of $62,500, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Emerson East vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Emerson East
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
576Total filings (sum)
3.71%Avg annual filing rate
5.3%Peak year (2011)
3.00%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Emerson East
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.9%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility shutoff threat
9.2%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
6.8%No health insurance
22.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Emerson East
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Emerson East?
Emerson East scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 Emerson East compare to Madison overall?
Emerson East scores 0.7 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,003 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Emerson East?
Average gross rent in Emerson East is $1,003/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Emerson East residents are renters?
50% of Emerson East households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 5,054 residents.
Q5
Is Emerson East a high social-vulnerability area?
Emerson East sits in the 37th 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 Emerson East for landlords?
Emerson East carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 Emerson East?
Emerson East has 5,316 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.4%), Hispanic / Latino (13.3%), Other / Multiracial (13.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
