1 census tracts · pop 1,567 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
James Madison Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Madison, WI and houses 1,567 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. This is a renter market: 99% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Against a Madison baseline of 30.1%, 38% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
3.8% 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 7.6% of adults, 10.2 points below the national rate.
Among the 61 mapped neighborhoods of Madison, it ranks #19 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Sherman Terrace and Forest Park score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,437, close to the Madison average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $66,290.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
James Madison Park vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in James Madison Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.2%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
18.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About James Madison Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for James Madison Park?
James Madison 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 James Madison Park compare to Madison overall?
James Madison Park scores 1.2 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,437 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in James Madison Park?
Average gross rent in James Madison eviction risk Park is $1,437/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of James Madison Park residents are renters?
99% of James Madison Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 1,567 residents.
Q5
Is James Madison Park a high social-vulnerability area?
James Madison Park sits in the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is James Madison Park for landlords?
James Madison eviction risk 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 James Madison Park?
James Madison Park has 1,580 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.3%), Hispanic / Latino (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
