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Neighborhood · Madison, WI

Junction Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 5,625 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10 · range 3.3–3.3

Junction Ridge maps to a single census tract in Madison, WI and houses 5,625 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10.

Against a Madison baseline of 30.1%, 23% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. At $1,683 a month, rents sit 19% over what the rest of Madison commands.

Food insecurity affects 6.0% of adults, 11.8 points below the national rate. 2.8% 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. The voucher gap is 14.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. That places it #57 of 61 neighborhoods in Madison. The closest comparables inside the same city are Westmorland and The Willows.

Against average income of $112,361, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 3.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Junction Ridge vs Madison How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
22.9% -24%
Madison: 30.1%
Average gross rent
$1,683 +19%
Madison: $1,413
Average HH income
$112,361 +46%
Madison: $76,983
Poverty rate
2.7% -83%
Madison: 16.2%
Renter share
56.1% +4%
Madison: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Junction Ridge and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.3–3.3

Why Junction Ridge scores 3.3

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
23% 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
2.7% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts
6.4
Risk score comparison

Junction Ridge vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Junction Ridge score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.3Junction RidgeNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Junction Ridge

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55025010905 3.3 5,625 23% $1,683
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 12

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 3%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 9%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Junction Ridge

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

Frequently asked

About Junction Ridge

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Junction Ridge?

Junction Ridge scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 Junction Ridge compare to Madison overall?

Junction Ridge scores 1.3 points lower than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 23% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,683 vs $1,413.
Q3

What is the average rent in Junction Ridge?

Average gross rent in Junction Ridge is $1,683/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Junction Ridge residents are renters?

56% of Junction Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 5,625 residents.
Q5

Is Junction Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?

Junction Ridge sits in the 12th 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 Junction Ridge for landlords?

Junction Ridge carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Junction Ridge?

Junction Ridge has 6,008 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.7%), Hispanic / Latino (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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