Tenure Transition in 1-unit Structures
(Note: This page is part of the 2025 Housing Snapshot report)
Citywide, the estimated percentage of 1-Unit structures (single-family homes) that are owner-occupied has essentially remained the same since 2021, slightly up from 90.8% to 91.7%. While difficult to conclude from the very slight shift, this may indicate that the conversion of rentals to owner-occupied homes outweighs the conversion of owner-occupied homes to rentals.
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| Year | % Renter-Occupied | % Owner-Occupied |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9.2% | 90.8% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | 90.9% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | 90.6% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | 91.6% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | 91.7% |
Source: City of Madison Assessor—Property Address & Mailing Addresses for Single-Family Homes, 2021–2025
Geographic trends by assessment district are more informative.
- Areas shown in light grey covering much of the city in the map below represent less than a 1% shift in tenure since 2021.
- Light green indicates a shift of 1–5% toward owner-occupied. These areas include many built-out neighborhoods across the city.
- The one dark green area on the north side of downtown has very few 1-unit structures, so the 5% shift toward owner-occupied is attributed to only a few homes.
- Light purple areas on the west side, near downtown, and along portions of both lakefronts have shifted 1–5% toward renter-occupied.
- Finally, dark purple areas on the far east side represent a shift of over 5% toward renter-occupied. These two areas involve ongoing home construction, and the tenure shift reflects the recent purchase of several lots by one company for construction of homes built to rent. This suggests demand for single-family homes by households unable to find comparable homeownership opportunities but is not indicative of individual homes shifting from owner-occupied to renter-occupied
View Figure Data
| Assessment Area (alphabetical order) | % Owner Occupied, 2021 | % Owner Occupied, 2025 | % Change, 2021-2025 | # of 1-unit structures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia Ridge Plat | 92.13% | 87.54% | -4.60% | 321 |
| Acewood | 93.72% | 93.13% | -0.59% | 393 |
| Arbor Hills-South Beltline | 95.54% | 94.64% | -0.89% | 336 |
| Atwood-Winnebago | 86.74% | 86.07% | -0.67% | 840 |
| Bay Creek | 83.26% | 83.55% | 0.29% | 462 |
| Berkeley | 91.30% | 91.39% | 0.08% | 209 |
| Blackhawk/Greystone Subdivisions | 96.26% | 98.26% | 2.00% | 574 |
| Brams Addition | 73.98% | 75.88% | 1.90% | 199 |
| Brentwood Village-Bruns | 92.21% | 93.19% | 0.99% | 382 |
| Brittingham Park | 56.45% | 57.38% | 0.93% | 61 |
| Buckeye-Droster | 93.89% | 95.06% | 1.17% | 770 |
| Burr Oaks-Lincoln School | 80.00% | 80.87% | 0.87% | 115 |
| Cherokee | 97.11% | 97.47% | 0.36% | 277 |
| Country Grove, Ice Age Ridge | 97.61% | 98.40% | 0.80% | 376 |
| Crestwood/Merrill Crest | 90.20% | 91.73% | 1.53% | 544 |
| Door Creek/Reston Heights | 93.85% | 94.77% | 0.92% | 650 |
| Dudgeon-Monroe | 87.05% | 90.29% | 3.25% | 618 |
| E Washington-Stoughton Rd-Com Av | 88.69% | 88.30% | -0.38% | 761 |
| East Broadway | 71.05% | 53.57% | -17.48% | 28 |
| East High | 86.13% | 86.56% | 0.44% | 655 |
| Eastmorland | 91.34% | 90.89% | -0.45% | 812 |
| Elmside-Oakridge | 91.37% | 93.69% | 2.32% | 776 |
| Fair Oaks-Worthington Park | 82.41% | 82.41% | 0% | 324 |
| Faircrest-University Highlands | 95.26% | 97.49% | 2.23% | 398 |
| Fieldstone Hts/Sandstone/Quarry Cve | 92.64% | 93.32% | 0.68% | 734 |
| Findlay Park-Quarrytown | 72.81% | 74.22% | 1.42% | 225 |
| Glendale | 92.09% | 93.11% | 1.02% | 566 |
| Grandview Commons | 94.28% | 95.82% | 1.54% | 790 |
| Green Tree | 94.63% | 94.02% | -0.62% | 702 |
| Hammersley Road-West Beltline | 94.85% | 94.40% | -0.44% | 268 |
| Hawk's Landing | 96.75% | 97.83% | 1.08% | 369 |
| Hawk's Meadow/Ridge | 87.29% | 89.86% | 2.56% | 207 |
| Hawks Woods | 95.83% | 95.83% | 0% | 72 |
| Heather Downs-Park Ridge Heights | 94.27% | 94.87% | 0.60% | 468 |
| Heritage Heights | 95.64% | 96.40% | 0.76% | 777 |
| Hiestand Park | 97.33% | 97.65% | 0.32% | 298 |
| High Point Estates | 94.85% | 97.43% | 2.57% | 272 |
| Highland Village/West Towne Area | 92.86% | 91.56% | -1.30% | 154 |
| Highlands/Skyline | 93.13% | 93.02% | -0.11% | 129 |
| Highwood-Glendale | 92.21% | 92.81% | 0.60% | 459 |
| Hill Farms | 93.06% | 94.42% | 1.36% | 788 |
| Holiday Bluff | 95.21% | 96.17% | 0.95% | 913 |
| Ice Age Falls | 95.56% | 97.08% | 1.52% | 274 |
| Junction Ridge & Sauk Heights | 95.20% | 95.47% | 0.28% | 795 |
| Lake Edge | 86.86% | 89.50% | 2.64% | 657 |
| Lakeshore-Isthmus | 83.33% | 86.11% | 2.78% | 108 |
| Lakeshore-Spring Harbor | 79.00% | 81.90% | 2.90% | 105 |
| Lakeshore-Waunona | 83.90% | 80.83% | -3.06% | 120 |
| Lakeshore-Woodward | 90.74% | 83.93% | -6.81% | 56 |
| Langdon Area | 23.81% | 36.00% | 12.19% | 25 |
| Lapham School-Breese Stevens | 73.99% | 72.91% | -1.08% | 347 |
| Linden Park/Pine Hill Farm | 96.62% | 96.38% | -0.24% | 387 |
| Lost Creek | 93.26% | 95.51% | 2.25% | 89 |
| McClellan, Covered Brdg, East Lawn | 95.04% | 94.31% | -0.73% | 334 |
| Meadowood | 92.74% | 92.04% | -0.70% | 628 |
| Meadowood West | 94.67% | 94.79% | 0.12% | 614 |
| Mendota Hills | 91.72% | 89.67% | -2.06% | 300 |
| Mendota Hills/North Shore | 93.46% | 94.39% | 0.93% | 214 |
| Mendota Hospital-Warner Park | 94.47% | 96.50% | 2.03% | 257 |
| Midvale Heights | 91.26% | 94.21% | 2.95% | 466 |
| Midvale Heights-Odana | 91.86% | 92.86% | 1.00% | 434 |
| Midvale Heights-Tokay | 93.47% | 95.40% | 1.93% | 478 |
| Midvale School-Westmorland | 90.56% | 91.04% | 0.48% | 279 |
| Mira Loma | 95.86% | 98.07% | 2.21% | 362 |
| Mohawk Park/Englewood | 90.30% | 90.27% | -0.02% | 401 |
| Muir Field West | 94.51% | 95.09% | 0.58% | 346 |
| Nakoma | 95.21% | 96.32% | 1.11% | 680 |
| Near East (Square) | 39.22% | 41.18% | 1.96% | 51 |
| Near West (Square) | 6.78% | 5.56% | -1.22% | 54 |
| Nesbitt Valley/Apple Rdg/Heathr Gln | 94.44% | 95.44% | 1.00% | 811 |
| Newbery Heights | 92.19% | 92.19% | 0% | 64 |
| North Gardens-Eastland Park | 80.39% | 82.03% | 1.63% | 306 |
| Northgate-Aberg Avenue | 86.60% | 89.13% | 2.53% | 414 |
| Northport-Sherman Village | 93.28% | 93.89% | 0.61% | 1048 |
| Oakbridge | 95.86% | 94.48% | -1.38% | 145 |
| Olbrich | 81.06% | 80.13% | -0.93% | 317 |
| Olbrich Park-Cottage Grove Road | 89.25% | 88.54% | -0.71% | 323 |
| Orchard Ridge | 93.81% | 94.41% | 0.60% | 787 |
| Owl Creek, Liberty Pl & Twin Oaks | 91.08% | 92.29% | 1.21% | 350 |
| Parkway Village | 97.14% | 97.14% | 0% | 140 |
| Parkwood Hills | 94.81% | 96.50% | 1.70% | 515 |
| Patio Gardens-Lakeview Heights | 93.15% | 92.94% | -0.21% | 581 |
| Prentice Prairie-Ridgewood | 94.12% | 94.99% | 0.87% | 818 |
| Putnam-McKee | 96.58% | 96.19% | -0.39% | 787 |
| Quinn Ranch & Siggle Grove | 98.59% | 98.55% | -0.04% | 69 |
| Reiner Rd | 91.15% | 76.52% | -14.63% | 396 |
| Richmond Hill | 96.00% | 96.67% | 0.67% | 150 |
| Rimrock Heights-Moorland Rd | 93.04% | 93.87% | 0.83% | 555 |
| Rolling Meadows | 94.01% | 94.39% | 0.38% | 873 |
| Rustic Ridge-East Ridge | 95.32% | 95.93% | 0.62% | 492 |
| Saukborough-Woodland Hills | 92.54% | 96.50% | 3.96% | 200 |
| Secret Places | 97.04% | 97.70% | 0.67% | 305 |
| Segoe-Mineral Point Rd (Lincoln Hills) | 91.22% | 91.57% | 0.35% | 261 |
| Sherman School | 82.94% | 87.25% | 4.31% | 800 |
| Spring Harbor/Indian Hills | 88.89% | 89.84% | 0.95% | 364 |
| Stonecrest Estates/Hawks Creek | 93.41% | 92.67% | -0.73% | 273 |
| Sunset Hills | 94.50% | 91.67% | -2.83% | 120 |
| Sunset Village | 88.60% | 91.71% | 3.11% | 350 |
| Sunset Village-Hilldale | 84.35% | 85.21% | 0.86% | 426 |
| Sunset Woods-Forest Hills | 91.27% | 91.53% | 0.26% | 248 |
| Tamarack | 92.19% | 93.44% | 1.25% | 320 |
| Tenney Park | 93.43% | 93.84% | 0.41% | 211 |
| Town of Madison | N/A | 86.67% | N/A | 30 |
| University Area | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| University Heights | 93.22% | 93.17% | -0.05% | 293 |
| University/Breese Terrace | 42.86% | 38.71% | -4.15% | 62 |
| Valhalla Valley/Highland Village | 91.30% | 93.15% | 1.85% | 482 |
| Valley View & South Point | 93.84% | 93.42% | -0.43% | 972 |
| Vilas-Edgewood Avenue | 81.00% | 80.60% | -0.40% | 402 |
| Vilas-Longfellow School | 62.07% | 62.41% | 0.34% | 580 |
| Walnut Grove/Sauk Creek | 96.55% | 97.75% | 1.20% | 577 |
| Waunona | 90.83% | 88.60% | -2.23% | 228 |
| West Beltline-Seminole Highway | 85.47% | 87.74% | 2.27% | 473 |
| West High-Hoyt Park | 93.93% | 94.71% | 0.78% | 473 |
| Westlawn-Randall School (West High) | 91.14% | 94.57% | 3.43% | 774 |
| Westmorland | 90.18% | 92.22% | 2.04% | 334 |
| Westview Hills | 80.00% | 95.45% | 15.45% | 22 |
| Wexford Village-Sawmill-Longmeadow | 95.73% | 96.58% | 0.85% | 585 |
| Whitetail Ridge | 96.28% | 96.81% | 0.53% | 188 |
| Wil-Mar | 84.87% | 86.59% | 1.72% | 358 |
Source: City of Madison Assessor—Property Address & Mailing Addresses for Single-Family Homes, 2021–2025
Methodology: City of Madison Assessor Data—Tenure is not directly tracked but is estimated by comparing the street address number of the property owner with that of the property itself. When these numbers match, we assume that the owner lives in the home. This methodology is imperfect but provides the most accurate practical measure. Due to a recent shift in the way the City Assessor’s Office tracks property data, the proportion of homes by tenure, rather than absolute number of homes by tenure is a more accurate way to assess any trends.