1 census tracts · pop 1,951 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Hawthorne maps to a single census tract in Madison, WI and houses 1,951 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Madison baseline of 30.1%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Average gross rent is $1,173, 17% below the Madison average of $1,413.
Court records for this tract carry 282 eviction filings. Running cool is supply constraint, at 3/10.
The poverty rate is 16%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 7.0% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 7.0% in 2017 against a 7.0% peak. Among the 61 mapped neighborhoods of Madison, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $52,471.
52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 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
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hawthorne vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hawthorne
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
282Total filings (sum)
6.72%Avg annual filing rate
7.0%Peak year (2012)
7.01%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hawthorne
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.9%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
15.5%Food insecurity
16.5%SNAP enrollment
9.7%No health insurance
29.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hawthorne
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hawthorne?
Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne compare to Madison overall?
Hawthorne scores 1.4 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,173 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hawthorne?
Average gross rent in Hawthorne is $1,173/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hawthorne residents are renters?
52% of Hawthorne households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 1,951 residents.
Q5
Is Hawthorne a high social-vulnerability area?
Hawthorne sits in the 56th 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 Hawthorne for landlords?
Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne?
Hawthorne has 1,910 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.2%), Hispanic / Latino (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
