Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
13.4%Housing insecurity
8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
21.1%Food insecurity
17.1%SNAP enrollment
12.1%Transit barriers
8.4%No health insurance
18.6%Frequent mental distress
24.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Cottages at Illinois
The severe-burden share is 36%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 46%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
This is renter territory: 97% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.7/10.
Set annual rent against average income of $27,500 and the ratio lands at 45%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. It sits 2.2 points above the Champaign County average of 5.8.
On the high side, housing-court posture reads 8.4/10. Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.5/10. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 2.9 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17019011100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17019011100?
Census tract 17019011100 in the The Cottages at Illinois neighborhood scores 8/10 (High 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 17019011100?
Median gross rent is $1,028/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17019011100?
45.9% of residents in tract 17019011100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,106.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17019011100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 0th, minority 66th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 17019011100 considered part of The Cottages at Illinois?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17019011100 fall within The Cottages at Illinois (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17019011100 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.4% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17019011100 compare to Urbana overall?
Tract 17019011100 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of Urbana at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Urbana eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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