Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Centennial Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Waunakee
Tract 55025011202 · Dane County, WI · pop 6,529 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
The Lower-tier score of 3.7/10 for census tract 55025011202 reflects conditions in Centennial Heights in Waunakee, Wisconsin. That is riskier than about 7% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 20% of renter households, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,328 a month while the average household earns $133,750 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.1
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
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
2
th percentile
Very 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 1.1
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
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.3/10. 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 Waunakee eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Dane County average of 4.8 and below the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
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 1.1/10 (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 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 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Waunakee at 2.8/10. 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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