1 census tracts · pop 5,366 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Ridgewood is a one-tract neighborhood of Madison, WI and houses 5,366 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
Average gross rent is $1,178, 17% below the Madison average of $1,413. Court records for this tract carry 371 eviction filings.
Against a Madison baseline of 30.1%, 26% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. 8% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 4.7% of renter households. Running cool is supply constraint, at 3/10.
The most recent observed rate, 1.7% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #30 of 61 neighborhoods in Madison.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Whitetail Ridge and Cherokee Park. Against average income of $72,153, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5/10 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
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ridgewood vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ridgewood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
371Total filings (sum)
2.54%Avg annual filing rate
4.7%Peak year (2008)
1.68%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ridgewood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.7%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
8.8%No health insurance
25.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ridgewood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ridgewood?
Ridgewood scores 5/10 (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 Ridgewood compare to Madison overall?
Ridgewood scores 0.4 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 26% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,178 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ridgewood?
Average gross rent in Ridgewood is $1,178/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ridgewood residents are renters?
55% of Ridgewood households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 5,366 residents.
Q5
Is Ridgewood a high social-vulnerability area?
Ridgewood sits in the 40th 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 Ridgewood for landlords?
Ridgewood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ridgewood?
Ridgewood has 5,357 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19%), Hispanic / Latino (13.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
