Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Westview Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Sun Prairie
Tract 55025011505 ·
Dane County, WI · pop 4,011 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
The Westview Heights neighborhood of Sun Prairie anchors census tract 55025011505, which lands at 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 30% of US census tracts.
41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,172 a month while the average household earns $71,042 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%Stable renters 29%Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,700
Renter share48.5%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate13.3%
Median income$71,042
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Westview Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 7 tracts In Sun Prairie
Very High
Within county
45th percentile
#69 of 125 tracts In Dane County
Moderate
Within state
48th percentile
#795 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sun Prairie and the region
Centroid at 43.1865, -89.2254 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westview Heights scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sun Prairie
7.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
13.3% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,172 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sun Prairie
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sun Prairie
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sun Prairie
4.5
How Westview Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
40%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
79%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)
721Total filings over 13 yrs
6.02%Avg annual filing rate
8.2%Peak (2007)
70Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2017
Filings climbed 40% over the past 13 months.
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.
13.6%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
16.0%Food insecurity
17.4%SNAP enrollment
8.9%Transit barriers
9.7%No health insurance
17.2%Frequent mental distress
30.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westview Heights
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Sun Prairie eviction risk, 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 in line with the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 721 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 6.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.2% of renter households in 2007.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025011505
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025011505?
Census tract 55025011505 in the Westview Heights neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 55025011505?
Median gross rent is $1,172/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025011505?
13.3% of residents in tract 55025011505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,011.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025011505?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 57th, minority 49th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 55025011505 considered part of Westview Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025011505 fall within Westview Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55025011505?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 721 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55025011505 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.02% of renter households, peaking at 8.2% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55025011505 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.6% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55025011505 compare to Sun Prairie overall?
Tract 55025011505 scores 3.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Sun Prairie at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sun Prairie eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sun Prairie
Top eight tracts in Sun Prairie ranked by composite eviction-risk score.