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National Register, February 26, 1998

Junk Removal in Fourth Lake Ridge, Madison

Updated

Fourth Lake Ridge in short

In Census Tract 18.02, at the center of the district, 73.7% of 2,054 households rent (Madison: 54%), 45.2% moved in since 2020 and the median home was built in 1938. National Register listing is honorary, so the Landmarks Commission does not review work here unless a property is also locally designated. Madison collects large items free by work order for homes on city recycling, except buildings of more than 8 units.
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2,054
households in Census Tract 18.02
73.7%
rent their home (Madison 54%)
1938
median year built (Madison 1980)
48.8%
in buildings of 5+ units (Madison 43.6%)

History and housing

What Fourth Lake Ridge is

  • Fourth Lake was an early name for Lake Mendota; the district follows the ridge along the lake, five to ten blocks north of the Capitol Square, on land in James Doty's 1836 plat of Madison. source
  • Most homes were built from the 1890s to the 1930s, a few as early as the 1850s, and the district joined the National Register in 1998. source
Boundary
Roughly bounded by Lake Mendota, N. Brearly, E. Johnson and N. Franklin Streets
National Register
February 26, 1998
ZIP at its mapped center
53703
A row of early 20th-century bungalows with front porches on a residential street in fall
Illustrative photo, not this district.

The local numbers

Who lives here, and how long they stay

Owners are the minority in Fourth Lake Ridge. 73.7% of its 2,054 households rent, against 54% across Madison, and 48.8% of housing units are in buildings of five or more units. The bigger buildings among them lost city large item pickup on January 1, 2025, when the Streets Division stopped serving properties of more than 8 units. See what changed.

The housing is old even by Madison standards: the median home here was built in 1938, against 1980 city-wide, and 55.9% of homes predate 1940 (13% in Madison). Expect stone or block basements, narrow stairs and porches, which add labor time to a cleanout.

Turnover is high: 45.2% of households moved in during 2020 or later, against 38.8% in Madison.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024), Census Tract 18.02, the tract at the district's mapped center point (Census Geocoder). Tracts and district boundaries do not match exactly.

Households by year moved in: Fourth Lake Ridge vs Madison2020 or later: Fourth Lake Ridge 45.2%, Madison 38.8%; 2010 to 2019: Fourth Lake Ridge 44.4%, Madison 36.2%; 2000 to 2009: Fourth Lake Ridge 3.8%, Madison 12.6%; 1990 to 1999: Fourth Lake Ridge 4.7%, Madison 6.1%; 1989 or earlier: Fourth Lake Ridge 1.9%, Madison 6.3%Fourth Lake RidgeMadisonMoved in 2020 or later45.2%38.8%Moved in 2010 to 201944.4%36.2%Moved in 2000 to 20093.8%12.6%Moved in 1990 to 19994.7%6.1%Moved in 1989 or earlier1.9%6.3%
Share of occupied homes by the year the current household moved in. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024), table B25038.

Rules that apply

Clearing out a home in Fourth Lake Ridge

Fourth Lake Ridge is on the National Register of Historic Places, which the City of Madison calls an honorary designation managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the National Park Service. The city's Landmarks Commission reviews its own five local districts and 184 local landmarks, so check whether a specific property is a local landmark before demolishing anything.

For homes the city collects recycling from, large items are free: file a Large Item Work Order, put things out on the Sunday you picked, off the street and sidewalk, with appliances separated from furniture and lumber. If a private hauler empties your recycling, expect $35 per large appliance and $15 per microwave or grill; electronics at the curb draw a $30 charge.

Fourth Lake Ridge is on the isthmus, where the city's August move-out is concentrated. In 2026 crews emptied carts daily and collected furniture without work orders from August 2 to 21, in the area from the Yahara River to N Allen St, over to Grant St and down to Haywood Dr. Check the move-out guide and the city's map for your block.

Self-haul options: the three city drop-off sites (residents only, one pickup-bed load a day) and the Dane County Landfill on Maahic Way ($15.03 up to 500 pounds in 2026).

Nearby historic districts

Districts sharing this ZIP code or census tract. Full list of Madison's National Register districts on Wikipedia.

Common questions

Fourth Lake Ridge junk removal questions

Is Fourth Lake Ridge regulated like Madison's local historic districts?

Fourth Lake Ridge Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places (listed February 26, 1998). The City of Madison describes National Register districts as an honorary designation managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the National Park Service; Landmarks Commission review applies to local districts and landmarks.

Is Fourth Lake Ridge part of Madison's August move-out?

The city's move-out operation runs on the isthmus and near campus, from the Yahara River to N Allen St, over to Grant St and down to Haywood Dr. Fourth Lake Ridge Historic District is on the isthmus; check the city's move-out map for your block. In 2026 the operation ran August 3 to 21.

How many households rent in Fourth Lake Ridge?

73.7% of 2,054 households in Census Tract 18.02 rent, per the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, against 54% across Madison.

What does junk removal cost here?

National cost guides put a single bulky item at $60 to $150, a half truckload at $200 to $400 and a full truckload at $400 to $800. Madison's own large item pickup is free for homes on city recycling, by work order.

Clearing something out in Fourth Lake Ridge?

Tell us the address and what needs to go. A local crew replies with a price before anything is loaded, and handles the stairs, the sorting and the recycling.

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