2 census tracts · pop 5,331 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.1–5.1
Lake Edge is a 2-tract neighborhood of Madison, WI and houses 5,331 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 49% against 30.1% citywide, putting Lake Edge 18.9% over its own city.
25% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2/10.
Average gross rent is $1,114, 21% below the Madison average of $1,413. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 4.1 to 5.1. A 1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.6/10. Court records carry 326 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 5.2% of renter households.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. The most recent observed rate, 2.0% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #37 of 61 neighborhoods in Madison. The closest comparables inside the same city are Belle Isle and Glen Oak Hills. Against average income of $80,484, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
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. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Lake Edge vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lake Edge
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
326Total filings (sum)
3.26%Avg annual filing rate
5.2%Peak year (2012)
2.31%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lake Edge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.2%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
10.8%SNAP enrollment
7.9%No health insurance
27.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lake Edge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lake Edge?
Lake Edge 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 Lake Edge compare to Madison overall?
Lake Edge scores 0.1 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,114 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lake Edge?
Average gross rent in Lake Edge is $1,114/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lake Edge residents are renters?
29% of Lake Edge households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 5,331 residents.
Q5
Is Lake Edge a high social-vulnerability area?
Lake Edge sits in the 33rd 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 Lake Edge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lake Edge is census tract 55025002900 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 5.1, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Lake Edge for landlords?
Lake Edge 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 Lake Edge?
Lake Edge has 5,460 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.7%), Hispanic / Latino (12.7%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
