2 census tracts · pop 8,345 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 3.2–6
Regent spans 2 census tracts of Madison, WI and houses 8,345 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 44%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 71% against 30.1% citywide, putting Regent 40.8% over its own city. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3.2 to 6. A 2.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The dominant input is economic stress at 7.3/10. Filings are well documented here: 90 across 2 observed tracts. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 0.9% of renter households. 5.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
The most recent observed rate, 0.4% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #25 of 61 neighborhoods in Madison.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Emerson East and Marquette. Average gross rent runs $1,476, close to the Madison average.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Regent vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%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.
8.1%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
10.7%Food insecurity
10.9%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
24.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Regent
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Regent?
Regent scores 5.3/10 (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 0.7 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). 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 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.2 to 6, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Regent for landlords?
Regent carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Regent?
Regent has 7,876 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.4%), Other / Multiracial (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
