Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally
Newberry Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Madison
Tract 55025000409 · Dane County, WI · pop 4,245 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 4.4/10, tract 55025000409 in the Newberry Heights area of Madison, WI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,245. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.9/10.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,895
Renter share51.2%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$92,614
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
34
th percentile
Low
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
71
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Madison and the region
Centroid at 43.0401, -89.5117 · click any tract to drill in
Why Newberry Heights scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Madison
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,424 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Madison
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Madison
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Madison
5.5
How Newberry Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Newberry Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.2%Food insecurity
- 8.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 13.5%Frequent mental distress
- 21.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Newberry Heights
18% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the high side, local political climate reads 8/10. Against Dane County at 41.3%, 33% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.6/10. Food insecurity runs 9.2% against 17.8% nationally.
SNAP participation runs 8.0% against 15.2% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 5.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Dane County average of 4.2 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,424, close to the Madison average.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025000409
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025000409?
Census tract 55025000409 in the Newberry Heights neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 55025000409?
Median gross rent is $1,424/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025000409?
7.6% of residents in tract 55025000409 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,245.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025000409?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 16th, minority 59th, housing 59th.
Q5
Is tract 55025000409 considered part of Newberry Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025000409 fall within Newberry Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55025000409 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55025000409 compare to Madison overall?
Tract 55025000409 scores 4.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Madison at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Madison eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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