2 census tracts · pop 11,516 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 6.1–6.9
Dobbins Downs takes in 2 census tracts of Champaign, IL and houses 11,516 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
This is a renter market: 68% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.3/10.
The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.1/10.
SNAP participation is 25.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Cost burden runs 38% against 34.9% citywide, putting Dobbins Downs 3.2% over its own city.
Among the 13 mapped neighborhoods of Champaign, it ranks #7 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Lake Park and Seniorland score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.8 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,098, close to the Champaign average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $58,338.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Dobbins Downs vs ChampaignHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dobbins Downs
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.2%Housing insecurity
12.8%Utility shutoff threat
23.9%Food insecurity
23.6%SNAP enrollment
10.7%No health insurance
29.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dobbins Downs
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dobbins Downs?
Dobbins Downs scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Dobbins Downs compare to Champaign overall?
Dobbins Downs scores 0.1 points higher than Champaign overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,098 vs $1,123.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dobbins Downs?
Average gross rent in Dobbins Downs is $1,098/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dobbins Downs residents are renters?
68% of Dobbins Downs households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Champaign). The neighborhood has 11,516 residents.
Q5
Is Dobbins Downs a high social-vulnerability area?
Dobbins Downs sits in the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Dobbins Downs have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Dobbins Downs is census tract 17019000901 (score 6.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.1 to 6.9, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Dobbins Downs for landlords?
Dobbins Downs carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Champaign as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Dobbins Downs?
Dobbins Downs has 11,339 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (35.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (35.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
