Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
McFarland Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55025010503 · Dane County, WI · pop 5,046 · 83% of tract blocks fall in McFarland
McFarland in Dane County anchors census tract 55025010503, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 37% of US census tracts.
About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,696 a month against an average household income of $124,950 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,954
Renter share10.5%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$124,950
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across McFarland and the region
Centroid at 42.9971, -89.2755 · click any tract to drill in
Why McFarland scores 1.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from McFarland
7.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,696 rent vs county FMR
6.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from McFarland
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from McFarland
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from McFarland
4.0
How McFarland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 7
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 6.7%Housing insecurity
- 3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.1%Food insecurity
- 7.0%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 13.9%Frequent mental distress
- 23.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in McFarland
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.5/10. 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 about the same as the Dane County average of 4.8 and above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 7th 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 55025010503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025010503?
Census tract 55025010503 in McFarland scores 1.3/10 (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 55025010503?
Median gross rent is $1,696/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025010503?
2.8% of residents in tract 55025010503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,046.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025010503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 45th, minority 17th, housing 7th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 55025010503 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.7% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 55025010503 compare to McFarland overall?
Tract 55025010503 scores 1.3/10, lower than 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in McFarland
Top eight tracts in McFarland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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