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Neighborhood · Madison, WI

Glen Oak Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 4,351 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10 · range 3.6–6

Glen Oak Hills takes in 2 census tracts of Madison, WI and houses 4,351 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Madison rate of 30.1%.

Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3.6 to 6. A 2.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. 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.

Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2/10. Court records carry 166 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.

4.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Food insecurity affects 8.3% of adults, 9.5 points below the national rate.

The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 4.8% of renter households. At $1,267 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Madison commands. The most recent observed rate, 0.9% in 2017, is well off that peak.

That places it #37 of 61 neighborhoods in Madison. For a like-for-like read, Belle Isle and Lake Edge score within a fraction of it.

Against average income of $76,979, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Glen Oak Hills vs Madison How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
54.8% +82%
Madison: 30.1%
Average gross rent
$1,267 -10%
Madison: $1,413
Average HH income
$76,979 0%
Madison: $76,983
Poverty rate
7.6% -53%
Madison: 16.2%
Renter share
56.4% +4%
Madison: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Glen Oak Hills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.6–6

Why Glen Oak Hills scores 4.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts
7.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Rent control risk
55% of income on rent · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
56% renter households · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Economic stress
7.6% below poverty line · Range 1.0–3.1 across tracts
2.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.2–4.1 across tracts
3.6
Risk score comparison

Glen Oak Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Glen Oak Hills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.7Glen Oak HillsNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Glen Oak Hills

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55025000408 6 2,022 64% $1,333
55025000201 3.6 2,329 47% $1,210
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 35

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 26%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 38%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Glen Oak Hills

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 166Total filings (sum)
  • 1.42%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.8%Peak year (2016)
  • 0.86%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Glen Oak Hills

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Glen Oak Hills

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Glen Oak Hills?

Glen Oak Hills 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 Glen Oak Hills compare to Madison overall?

Glen Oak Hills scores 0.1 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,267 vs $1,413.
Q3

What is the average rent in Glen Oak Hills?

Average gross rent in Glen Oak Hills is $1,267/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Glen Oak Hills residents are renters?

56% of Glen Oak Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 4,351 residents.
Q5

Is Glen Oak Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

Glen Oak Hills sits in the 35th 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 Glen Oak Hills have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Glen Oak Hills is census tract 55025000408 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 6, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7

How safe is Glen Oak Hills for landlords?

Glen Oak Hills 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 Glen Oak Hills?

Glen Oak Hills has 4,401 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.9%), Hispanic / Latino (7.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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