2 census tracts · pop 9,105 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
South Campus spans 2 census tracts of Madison, WI and houses 9,105 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 51%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Set annual rent against average household income of $9,175 and the ratio lands at 182%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Cost burden runs 58% against 30.1% citywide, putting South Campus 28.0% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 82%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
SNAP participation is 48.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 100% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Disability prevalence reaches 44.7% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Court records carry 374 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 10.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 61 mapped neighborhoods of Madison, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
South Campus vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Campus
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
374Total filings (sum)
1.80%Avg annual filing rate
10.9%Peak year (2009)
1.22%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Campus
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.1%Housing insecurity
15.0%Utility shutoff threat
42.5%Food insecurity
47.9%SNAP enrollment
13.8%No health insurance
44.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Campus
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Campus?
South Campus scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 South Campus compare to Madison overall?
South Campus scores 1.4 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,392 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Campus?
Average gross rent in South Campus is $1,392/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Campus residents are renters?
100% of South Campus households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 9,105 residents.
Q5
Is South Campus a high social-vulnerability area?
South Campus sits in the 48th 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
Which tracts in South Campus have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Campus is census tract 55025001101 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is South Campus for landlords?
South Campus carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 South Campus?
South Campus has 9,156 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.1%), Hispanic / Latino (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
