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Neighborhood · Madison, WI

Regent Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 8,345 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10 · range 3–6.8

Regent is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Madison with 2 census tracts and a population of 8,345 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 71% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 44% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,476/month sits 4% higher than the Madison citywide average ($1,413).

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Regent vs Madison How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
70.9% +136%
Madison: 30.1%
Average gross rent
$1,476 +4%
Madison: $1,413
Average HH income
$76,852 0%
Madison: $76,983
Poverty rate
28.8% +78%
Madison: 16.2%
Renter share
59.9% +11%
Madison: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Regent and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–6.8

Why Regent scores 5.8

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
71% 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
60% 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
28.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–9.5 across tracts
7.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.2–5.7 across tracts
5.1
Risk score comparison

Regent vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Regent score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Regent: 5.85.8RegentNeighborhoodParent city: 3.63.6Parent cityhost cityState: 3.13.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Regent

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55025000902 6.8 6,188 76% $1,568
55025000901 3 2,157 55% $1,211
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 18

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 28%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 8%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Regent

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 90Total filings (sum)
  • 0.50%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.9%Peak year (2009)
  • 0.31%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Regent

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

Frequently asked

About Regent

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Regent?

Regent scores 5.8/10 (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 Regent compare to Madison overall?

Regent scores 2.2 points higher than Madison overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 71% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,476 vs $1,413.
Q3

What is the average rent in Regent?

Average gross rent in Regent is $1,476/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Regent residents are renters?

60% of Regent households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 8,345 residents.
Q5

Is Regent a high social-vulnerability area?

Regent sits in the 18th 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

Which tracts in Regent have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Regent is census tract 55025000902 (score 6.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 6.8, a spread of 3.8 points.
Q7

How safe is Regent for landlords?

Regent carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Regent?

Regent has 7,876 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.4%), Other / Multiracial (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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