1 census tracts · pop 4,241 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Scottish Highlands is a one-tract neighborhood of Sun Prairie, WI and houses 4,241 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. 8% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well under the Sun Prairie rate of 28.6%.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.9/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10. 3.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. At $1,247 a month, rents sit 12% under what the rest of Sun Prairie commands.
5.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Sun Prairie, it ranks #5 by risk, the lower third.
Only 19% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Sunburst and Ridge Crest.
Against average income of $110,673, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 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
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Scottish Highlands vs Sun PrairieHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport2%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Scottish Highlands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.8%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
5.0%No health insurance
21.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Scottish Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Scottish Highlands?
Scottish Highlands scores 3/10 (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 Scottish Highlands compare to Sun Prairie overall?
Scottish Highlands scores 1.0 points lower than Sun Prairie overall (4/10). Renters spend 8% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,247 vs $1,419.
Q3
What is the average rent in Scottish Highlands?
Average gross rent in Scottish Highlands is $1,247/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 8% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Scottish Highlands residents are renters?
19% of Scottish Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Sun Prairie). The neighborhood has 4,241 residents.
Q5
Is Scottish Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
Scottish Highlands sits in the 1st 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 Scottish Highlands for landlords?
Scottish Highlands carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Sun Prairie as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Scottish Highlands?
Scottish Highlands has 4,368 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.