Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,433 of 84,120 nationally
Frat Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Champaign
Tract 17019000401 · Champaign County, IL · pop 4,554 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 7.7/10, tract 17019000401 in the Frat Park area of Champaign, IL reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,554. 54% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 61%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units660
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate90.7%
Median income$2,499
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Champaign and the region
Centroid at 40.1070, -88.2323 · click any tract to drill in
Why Frat Park scores 7.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Champaign
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
90.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$902 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Champaign
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Champaign
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Champaign
8.3
How Frat Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 0%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 100%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Frat Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 24.7%Housing insecurity
- 19.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 46.2%Food insecurity
- 48.4%SNAP enrollment
- 28.9%Transit barriers
- 13.4%No health insurance
- 31.6%Frequent mental distress
- 43.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Frat Park
Set annual rent against average income of $2,499 and the ratio lands at 433%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Against Champaign County at 44.1%, 61% of renters here are cost-burdened.
The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. SNAP participation runs 48.4% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 46.2% against 17.8% nationally.
The poverty rate is 91%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. This is renter territory: 100% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.4/10.
Against the Champaign County average of 5.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.9 points. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 8.3/10. At $902 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Champaign commands.
That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.3/10.
Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 2.6 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17019000401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17019000401?
Census tract 17019000401 in the Frat Park neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (Elevated 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 17019000401?
Median gross rent is $902/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17019000401?
90.7% of residents in tract 17019000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,554.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17019000401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 0th, minority 51th, housing 100th.
Q5
Is tract 17019000401 considered part of Frat Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17019000401 fall within Frat Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17019000401 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.7% 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. 19.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17019000401 compare to Champaign overall?
Tract 17019000401 scores 7.7/10, higher than the parent city of Champaign at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Champaign eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Champaign
Top eight tracts in Champaign ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Holiday Park
7.7
/ 10 · High
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The Cottages at Illinois
7.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · IL
Frat Park
7.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · IL
Frat Park
7.7
/ 10 · High
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Seniorland
7.7
/ 10 · High
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Downtown
7.7
/ 10 · High
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Holiday Park
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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Dobbins Downs
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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