Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
April Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , McFarland
Tract 55025010501 · Dane County, WI · pop 3,983 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
The April Hills area of McFarland is where census tract 55025010501 sits, home to 3,983 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #68,115 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 22% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,821 monthly, set against $118,910 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,618
Renter share31.5%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate1.8%
Median income$118,910
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across McFarland and the region
Centroid at 43.0337, -89.2905 · click any tract to drill in
Why April Hills scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from McFarland
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
1.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,821 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from McFarland
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from McFarland
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from McFarland
5.5
How April Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 106Total filings over 11 yrs
- 4.97%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.1%Peak (2007)
- 6Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within April Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 7.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.3%Food insecurity
- 6.7%SNAP enrollment
- 4.8%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 19.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in April Hills
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from McFarland, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Dane County average of 4.8 and in line with the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 106 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 5.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.1% of renter households in 2007.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025010501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025010501?
Census tract 55025010501 in the April Hills neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 55025010501?
Median gross rent is $1,821/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025010501?
1.8% of residents in tract 55025010501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,983.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025010501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 35th, minority 25th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 55025010501 considered part of April Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025010501 fall within April Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55025010501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 106 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 55025010501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.97% of renter households, peaking at 8.1% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55025010501 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55025010501 compare to McFarland overall?
Tract 55025010501 scores 3.2/10, right in line with the parent city of McFarland at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from McFarland; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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