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Neighborhood · Madison, WI

The Yards Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 3,511 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10 · range 6–6

The Yards maps to a single census tract in Madison, WI, population 3,511. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 49% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Madison rate of 30.1%.

91% 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. The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Court records for this tract carry 257 eviction filings.

Filing activity peaked in 2002 at 2.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.6% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 61 mapped neighborhoods of Madison, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.

For a like-for-like read, Mendota Hills and Hiestand score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,435, close to the Madison average.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 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
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Yards vs Madison How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
48.6% +61%
Madison: 30.1%
Average gross rent
$1,435 +2%
Madison: $1,413
Average HH income
$51,140 -34%
Madison: $76,983
Poverty rate
24.4% +50%
Madison: 16.2%
Renter share
90.6% +68%
Madison: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across The Yards and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6–6

Why The Yards scores 6

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
49% 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
91% 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
24.4% below poverty line · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Risk score comparison

The Yards vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

The Yards score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.0The YardsNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in The Yards

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55025001605 6 3,511 49% $1,435
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 18

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

Socioeconomic status 50%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 0%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in The Yards

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 257Total filings (sum)
  • 1.46%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.8%Peak year (2002)
  • 0.59%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Yards

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

Frequently asked

About The Yards

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for The Yards?

The Yards scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 Yards compare to Madison overall?

The Yards scores 1.4 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,435 vs $1,413.
Q3

What is the average rent in The Yards?

Average gross rent in The Yards is $1,435/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of The Yards residents are renters?

91% of The Yards households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 3,511 residents.
Q5

Is The Yards a high social-vulnerability area?

The Yards 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.
Q6

How safe is The Yards for landlords?

The Yards carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 The Yards?

The Yards has 3,188 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.9%), Hispanic / Latino (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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