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Neighborhood · Madison, WI

Summit Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,192 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10 · range 4.3–4.3

Summit Ridge is a one-tract neighborhood of Madison, WI and houses 3,192 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.3/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.7/10.

13% 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. Court records for this tract carry 69 eviction filings.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Cost burden runs 27% against 30.1% citywide, putting Summit Ridge 3.6% under its own city.

Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 4.7% of renter households. 5.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The most recent observed rate, 1.7% in 2017, is well off that peak.

Among the 61 mapped neighborhoods of Madison, it ranks #44 by risk, the lower third. At 19% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Applewood Hill and East Buckeye.

Against average income of $108,500, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,486, close to the Madison average.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.3/10 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
4.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Summit Ridge vs Madison How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
26.5% -12%
Madison: 30.1%
Average gross rent
$1,486 +5%
Madison: $1,413
Average HH income
$108,500 +41%
Madison: $76,983
Poverty rate
10.8% -33%
Madison: 16.2%
Renter share
19.1% -65%
Madison: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Summit Ridge and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.3–4.3

Why Summit Ridge scores 4.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts
7.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Rent control risk
27% of income on rent · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
19% renter households · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Economic stress
10.8% below poverty line · Range 2.7–2.7 across tracts
2.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Risk score comparison

Summit Ridge vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Summit Ridge score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.3Summit RidgeNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Summit Ridge

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55025000402 4.3 3,192 27% $1,486
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 21

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 12%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 41%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Summit Ridge

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 69Total filings (sum)
  • 2.62%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.7%Peak year (2009)
  • 1.68%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Summit Ridge

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Summit Ridge

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Summit Ridge?

Summit Ridge scores 4.3/10 (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 Summit Ridge compare to Madison overall?

Summit Ridge scores 0.3 points lower than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,486 vs $1,413.
Q3

What is the average rent in Summit Ridge?

Average gross rent in Summit Ridge is $1,486/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Summit Ridge residents are renters?

19% of Summit Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 3,192 residents.
Q5

Is Summit Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?

Summit Ridge sits in the 21st 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

How safe is Summit Ridge for landlords?

Summit Ridge carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Summit Ridge?

Summit Ridge has 3,197 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72%), Hispanic / Latino (11.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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