Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

The Cottages at Illinois Eviction Risk: Elevated , Urbana

Tract 17019011100 · Champaign County, IL · pop 2,106 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 17019011100 belongs to the The Cottages at Illinois area of Urbana, Illinois. It is home to 2,106 residents and scores 7.2/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,028 a month while the average household earns $27,500 a year, roughly 45% of income at the averages. Renters make up 97% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 60% Stable renters 37% Owners 3%

Tract context

Occupied units1,060

Renter share97.5%

SVI overall0.28

Poverty rate45.9%

Median income$27,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Urbana and the region

Centroid at 40.1141, -88.2136 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Cottages at Illinois scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Urbana

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

45.9% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,028 rent vs county FMR

4.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Urbana

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Urbana

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Urbana

8.4

How The Cottages at Illinois compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

46%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
71%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within The Cottages at Illinois. 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.

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

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Urbana eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Champaign County average of 6.0 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 17019011100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17019011100?

Census tract 17019011100 in the The Cottages at Illinois neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 17019011100 compare to Urbana overall?

Tract 17019011100 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Urbana at 4.7/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Urbana

Top eight tracts in Urbana ranked by composite eviction-risk score.