1 census tracts · pop 5,115 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Prairie Hills maps to a single census tract in Madison, WI and houses 5,115 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Madison baseline of 30.1%, 17% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.9/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,010 evictions logged in this tract. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 12.5% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,275, 10% below the Madison average of $1,413. Recent filings have not receded much: 7.6% in 2017 against a 12.5% peak.
That places it #31 of 61 neighborhoods in Madison. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $76,402.
33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 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
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Prairie Hills vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Prairie Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,010Total filings (sum)
7.95%Avg annual filing rate
12.5%Peak year (2011)
7.55%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Prairie Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.5%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
7.4%No health insurance
22.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Prairie Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Prairie Hills?
Prairie Hills scores 4.8/10 (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 Prairie Hills compare to Madison overall?
Prairie Hills scores 0.2 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 17% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,275 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Prairie Hills?
Average gross rent in Prairie Hills is $1,275/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Prairie Hills residents are renters?
33% of Prairie Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 5,115 residents.
Q5
Is Prairie Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Prairie Hills sits in the 44th 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
How safe is Prairie Hills for landlords?
Prairie Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Prairie Hills?
Prairie Hills has 4,682 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.3%), Hispanic / Latino (15.3%), Other / Multiracial (13.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
