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Neighborhood · Waunakee, WI

Centennial Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 6,529 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Centennial Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Waunakee, WI and houses 6,529 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.

Food insecurity affects 6.6% of adults, 11.2 points below the national rate. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.9/10.

Against a Waunakee baseline of 24.3%, 20% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Severe burden reaches 8%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

SNAP participation is 6.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 3/10.

Only 21% 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. For a like-for-like read, Sixmile Creek and Castle Creek score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 12% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,328, close to the Waunakee average.

One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Centennial Heights vs Waunakee How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
20.1% -17%
Waunakee: 24.3%
Average gross rent
$1,328 +0%
Waunakee: $1,324
Average HH income
$133,750 +4%
Waunakee: $128,750
Poverty rate
2.5% -32%
Waunakee: 3.7%
Renter share
20.5% -9%
Waunakee: 22.6%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Centennial Heights and the region

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

Why Centennial Heights 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
20% of income on rent · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
21% renter households · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
2.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Risk score comparison

Centennial Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Centennial Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Centennial HeightsNeighborhood3.5Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Centennial Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
55025011202 3 6,529 20% $1,328
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 16

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

Socioeconomic status 5%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 42%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 10%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Centennial Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Centennial Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Centennial Heights?

Centennial Heights 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 Centennial Heights compare to Waunakee overall?

Centennial Heights scores 0.5 points lower than Waunakee overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 20% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $1,328 vs $1,324.
Q3

What is the average rent in Centennial Heights?

Average gross rent in Centennial Heights is $1,328/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Centennial Heights residents are renters?

21% of Centennial Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in Waunakee). The neighborhood has 6,529 residents.
Q5

Is Centennial Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Centennial Heights sits in the 16th 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 Centennial Heights for landlords?

Centennial Heights 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 Waunakee as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Centennial Heights?

Centennial Heights has 6,766 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.5%), Hispanic / Latino (5%), Other / Multiracial (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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