Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
South Campus Eviction Risk: Elevated , Madison
Tract 55025001102 · Dane County, WI · pop 3,756 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 6/10, tract 55025001102 in the South Campus area of Madison, WI reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,756. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 67%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units36
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall-10.00
Poverty rate77.7%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Madison and the region
Centroid at 43.0758, -89.4094 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Campus scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Madison
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
77.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$894 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Madison
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Madison
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Madison
5.5
How South Campus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: -1,000
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- -1,000%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 13%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 6Total filings over 3 yrs
- 0.67%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.7%Peak (2009)
- 1Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Campus. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 22.7%Housing insecurity
- 15.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 44.0%Food insecurity
- 50.0%SNAP enrollment
- 27.7%Transit barriers
- 14.6%No health insurance
- 32.1%Frequent mental distress
- 46.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Campus
Food insecurity runs 44.0% against 17.8% nationally. 33% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
The poverty rate is 78%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. This is renter territory: 100% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Average gross rent is $894, 37% below the Madison average.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.1/10. It sits 1.8 points above the Dane County average of 4.2.
roughly one in three of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Dane County average of 41.3%. On the high side, local political climate reads 8/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 6 filings here across 3 tracked years.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025001102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025001102?
Census tract 55025001102 in the South Campus neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 55025001102?
Median gross rent is $894/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025001102?
77.7% of residents in tract 55025001102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,756.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025001102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the -1000th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic -1000th, household 1th, minority 47th, housing 99th.
Q5
Is tract 55025001102 considered part of South Campus?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025001102 fall within South Campus (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55025001102?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 6 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 55025001102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.67% of renter households, peaking at 0.7% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55025001102 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 15.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55025001102 compare to Madison overall?
Tract 55025001102 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Madison at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Madison eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 55025001102 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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