1 census tracts · pop 2,341 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Waunona is a one-tract neighborhood of Madison, WI and houses 2,341 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Madison rate of 30.1%.
21% 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. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
Court records for this tract carry 468 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 12.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.5% in 2017, is well off that peak.
At $1,320 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Madison commands. That places it #23 of 61 neighborhoods in Madison.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara and Emerson East. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $69,231. 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Waunona vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Waunona
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
468Total filings (sum)
7.14%Avg annual filing rate
12.9%Peak year (2008)
5.53%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Waunona
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.5%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
12.6%SNAP enrollment
9.6%No health insurance
25.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Waunona
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Waunona?
Waunona scores 5.5/10 (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 Waunona compare to Madison overall?
Waunona scores 0.9 points higher than Madison overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,320 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Waunona?
Average gross rent in Waunona is $1,320/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Waunona residents are renters?
51% of Waunona households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Madison). The neighborhood has 2,341 residents.
Q5
Is Waunona a high social-vulnerability area?
Waunona sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Waunona for landlords?
Waunona carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 Waunona?
Waunona has 2,459 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.9%), Hispanic / Latino (19%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
