1 census tracts · pop 4,638 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3.2–3.2
The Willows maps to a single census tract in Madison, WI and houses 4,638 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.2/10, in the Lower tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Madison rate of 30.1%.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.3/10. 22% 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. Disability prevalence reaches 17.7% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
SNAP participation is 4.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. At $1,632 a month, rents sit 15% over what the rest of Madison commands.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. The voucher gap is 10.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
That places it #58 of 61 neighborhoods in Madison. For a like-for-like read, Westmorland and Nakoma score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $142,875, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.2/10 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
3.2
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Willows vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Willows
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.3%Housing insecurity
2.8%Utility shutoff threat
5.5%Food insecurity
4.4%SNAP enrollment
4.0%No health insurance
17.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Willows
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Willows?
The Willows scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 The Willows compare to Madison overall?
The Willows scores 1.4 points lower than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,632 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Willows?
Average gross rent in The Willows is $1,632/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Willows residents are renters?
39% of The Willows households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 4,638 residents.
Q5
Is The Willows a high social-vulnerability area?
The Willows sits in the 24th 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 The Willows for landlords?
The Willows carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of The Willows?
The Willows has 4,803 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (30.9%), Hispanic / Latino (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
