1 census tracts · pop 3,399 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–5.9
Tenney-Lapham maps to a single census tract in Madison, WI, population 3,399. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, Moderate tier. 71% 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.
39% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Madison rate of 30.1%. 17% 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.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. The filing record is not thin: 196 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Food insecurity affects 8.0% of adults, 9.8 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 2.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.0% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 61 mapped neighborhoods of Madison, it ranks #18 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Mendota Hills and Hiestand. Average gross rent runs $1,360, close to the Madison average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $69,620.
One tract means one number: 5.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Tenney-Lapham vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Tenney-Lapham
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
196Total filings (sum)
1.39%Avg annual filing rate
2.8%Peak year (2007)
0.98%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Tenney-Lapham
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.5%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
8.0%Food insecurity
7.7%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
20.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Tenney-Lapham
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Tenney-Lapham?
Tenney-Lapham scores 5.9/10 (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 Tenney-Lapham compare to Madison overall?
Tenney-Lapham scores 1.3 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,360 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Tenney-Lapham?
Average gross rent in Tenney-Lapham is $1,360/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Tenney-Lapham residents are renters?
71% of Tenney-Lapham households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 3,399 residents.
Q5
Is Tenney-Lapham a high social-vulnerability area?
Tenney-Lapham sits in the 15th 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 Tenney-Lapham for landlords?
Tenney-Lapham carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). 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 Tenney-Lapham?
Tenney-Lapham has 3,458 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.1%), Hispanic / Latino (7.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
