1 census tracts · pop 5,190 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Forest Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Madison, WI, population 5,190. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Madison baseline of 30.1%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. This is a renter market: 70% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. At $1,114 a month, rents sit 21% under what the rest of Madison commands.
The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2.6/10. Court records for this tract carry 1,314 eviction filings.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 10.5% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 5.5% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 61 mapped neighborhoods of Madison, it ranks #19 by risk, the upper third.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 5.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Park vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,314Total filings (sum)
6.30%Avg annual filing rate
10.5%Peak year (2007)
5.50%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.8%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility shutoff threat
15.9%Food insecurity
16.3%SNAP enrollment
10.2%No health insurance
27.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Park?
Forest Park scores 5.8/10 (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 Forest Park compare to Madison overall?
Forest Park scores 1.2 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,114 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Park?
Average gross rent in Forest Park is $1,114/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Park residents are renters?
70% of Forest Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 5,190 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Park sits in the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Forest Park for landlords?
Forest Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Forest Park?
Forest Park has 4,995 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.7%), Hispanic / Latino (19.7%), Other / Multiracial (12.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
