1 census tracts · pop 3,656 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Mendota Hills maps to a single census tract in Madison, WI, population 3,656. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 39% 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.
68% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Madison rate of 30.1%. The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
Court records for this tract carry 656 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 24.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 16.5% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,292, 9% below the Madison average of $1,413.
The most recent observed rate, 4.1% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 61 mapped neighborhoods of Madison, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Brentwood Village and Hiestand score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 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
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mendota Hills vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mendota Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
656Total filings (sum)
8.91%Avg annual filing rate
16.5%Peak year (2007)
4.13%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mendota Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.7%Housing insecurity
10.3%Utility shutoff threat
21.5%Food insecurity
24.7%SNAP enrollment
11.1%No health insurance
33.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mendota Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mendota Hills?
Mendota Hills 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 Mendota Hills compare to Madison overall?
Mendota Hills scores 1.4 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,292 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mendota Hills?
Average gross rent in Mendota Hills is $1,292/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mendota Hills residents are renters?
46% of Mendota Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 3,656 residents.
Q5
Is Mendota Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Mendota Hills sits in the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Mendota Hills for landlords?
Mendota Hills 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 Mendota Hills?
Mendota Hills has 3,563 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (40.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (34.6%), Hispanic / Latino (11.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
