Eviction Risk in Sunset Hills , Madison
1 census tracts · pop 3,901 · pop-weighted composite 5.2/10 · range 5.2–5.2
Sunset Hills is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Madison with 1 census tract and a population of 3,901 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 32% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,657/month sits 17% higher than the Madison citywide median ($1,413).
Sunset Hills vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Sunset Hills vs Madison
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 3,932 residents across all tracts in Sunset Hills. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 3.2%
- White (non-Hispanic) 80.7%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 0.8%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 5.6%
- Other / Multiracial 9.7%
1 tracts in Sunset Hills
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55025000800 | 5.2 | 3,901 | 48% | $1,657 |
CDC SVI percentile: 18
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Sunset Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 32Total filings (sum)
- 0.42%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.1%Peak year (2002)
- 0.38%Latest filed (2017)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunset Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 6.8%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility shutoff threat
- 7.3%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 21.6%Any disability
About Sunset Hills
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunset Hills?
Sunset Hills scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Sunset Hills compare to Madison overall?
Sunset Hills scores 0.2 points lower than Madison overall (5.4/10). Rent burden: 48% vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $1,657 vs $1,413.
What is the median rent in Sunset Hills?
Median gross rent in Sunset Hills is $1,657/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Sunset Hills residents are renters?
36% of Sunset Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 3,901 residents.
Is Sunset Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunset Hills 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.