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Eviction Risk in Regent , Madison

2 census tracts · pop 8,345 · pop-weighted composite 5.8/10 · range 5.0–6.1

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 burden + poverty. 71% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 44% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,476/month sits 4% higher than the Madison citywide median ($1,413).

Eviction Risk
5.8
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
71%
44% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,476
Median household income
$76,852
28.8% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

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

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Regent score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Regent: 5.85.8RegentNeighborhoodParent city: 5.45.4Parent cityhost cityState: 4.54.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · WI
Bassett
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.0K
Peer · WI
South Campus
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 9.1K
Peer · WI
College Hills
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 2.7K
Peer · WI
Greenbush
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 6.8K
Comparison

Regent vs Madison

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.8 +7%
Madison: 5.4
Rent burden
70.9% +136%
Madison: 30.1%
Median gross rent
$1,476 +4%
Madison: $1,413
Median HH income
$76,852 0%
Madison: $76,983
Poverty rate
28.8% +78%
Madison: 16.2%
Renter share
59.9% +11%
Madison: 54.0%
Where

Tract centroids in Regent

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 7,876 residents across all tracts in Regent. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 1.9% White (non-Hispanic): 85.9% Black (non-Hispanic): 1.6% Asian (non-Hispanic): 5.4% Other / Multiracial: 5.1%
  • Hispanic / Latino 1.9%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 85.9%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 1.6%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 5.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 5.1%
Census tracts

2 tracts in Regent

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
55025000902 6.1 6,188 76% $1,568
55025000901 5.0 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

What is the eviction-risk score for Regent?

Regent scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Regent compare to Madison overall?

Regent scores 0.4 points higher than Madison overall (5.4/10). Rent burden: 71% vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $1,476 vs $1,413.

What is the median rent in Regent?

Median 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.

What percentage of Regent residents are renters?

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

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.

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