Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally
Gregory Place Eviction Risk: High , Urbana
Tract 17019005901 · Champaign County, IL · pop 2,463 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
17019005901 is a census tract in the Gregory Place area of Urbana, IL. It scores 8/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,463 residents. The severe-burden share is 61%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 60%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 5%
Tract context
Occupied units383
Renter share94.8%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate69.4%
Median income$9,604
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Urbana and the region
Centroid at 40.1037, -88.2200 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gregory Place scores 8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
69.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,209 rent vs county FMR
6.2
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 Gregory Place compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 0%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Gregory Place. 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.
- 22.7%Housing insecurity
- 16.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 39.3%Food insecurity
- 38.2%SNAP enrollment
- 24.6%Transit barriers
- 12.6%No health insurance
- 29.7%Frequent mental distress
- 38.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gregory Place
63% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Champaign County average of 44.1%. Set annual rent against average income of $9,604 and the ratio lands at 151%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 69%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
SNAP participation runs 38.2% against 15.2% nationally. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.7/10.
95% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Against the Champaign County average of 5.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.2 points. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 8.4/10.
Average gross rent is $1,209, 24% above the Urbana average. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 91st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.5/10.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17019005901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17019005901?
Census tract 17019005901 in the Gregory Place 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 17019005901?
Median gross rent is $1,209/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17019005901?
69.4% of residents in tract 17019005901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,463.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17019005901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 0th, minority 49th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 17019005901 considered part of Gregory Place?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17019005901 fall within Gregory Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17019005901 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.7% 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. 16.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17019005901 compare to Urbana overall?
Tract 17019005901 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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