Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Centennial Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Waunakee
Tract 55025011202 · Dane County, WI · pop 6,529 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 55025011202 in the Centennial Heights area of Waunakee, WI reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,529 residents. Cost burden runs 20% here against 41.3% across Dane County.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units2,574
Renter share20.5%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate2.5%
Median income$133,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waunakee and the region
Centroid at 43.1702, -89.4891 · click any tract to drill in
Why Centennial Heights scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Waunakee
7.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
2.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,328 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Waunakee
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Waunakee
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Waunakee
3.0
How Centennial Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%Housing & transportation
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.
- 6.2%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.6%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 12.7%Frequent mental distress
- 23.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Centennial Heights
Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.9/10. Against the Dane County average of 4.2, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.2 points.
Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.6/10. SNAP participation runs 6.3% against 15.2% nationally.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.4/10. Rent consumes only 12% of average household income of $133,750, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the WI average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 55025011202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55025011202?
Census tract 55025011202 in the Centennial Heights neighborhood scores 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 55025011202?
Median gross rent is $1,328/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55025011202?
2.5% of residents in tract 55025011202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,529.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55025011202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 42th, minority 10th, housing 45th.
Q5
Is tract 55025011202 considered part of Centennial Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55025011202 fall within Centennial Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55025011202 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55025011202 compare to Waunakee overall?
Tract 55025011202 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Waunakee at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waunakee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Waunakee
Top eight tracts in Waunakee ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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