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Neighborhood · Sun Prairie, WI

Scottish Highlands Eviction Risk: Lower

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 Prairie How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
7.7% -73%
Sun Prairie: 28.6%
Average gross rent
$1,247 -12%
Sun Prairie: $1,419
Average HH income
$110,673 +22%
Sun Prairie: $90,521
Poverty rate
3.2% -48%
Sun Prairie: 6.1%
Renter share
18.7% -52%
Sun Prairie: 39.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Scottish Highlands and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Scottish Highlands scores 3

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 7.9–7.9 across tracts
7.9
Rent control risk
8% of income on rent · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
19% renter households · Range 7.9–7.9 across tracts
7.9
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Economic stress
3.2% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Risk score comparison

Scottish Highlands vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Scottish Highlands score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Scottish HighlandsNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Scottish Highlands

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55025011508 3 4,241 8% $1,247
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 1

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

Socioeconomic status 3%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 5%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 2%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.

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.
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