Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally
Gregory Place Eviction Risk: Elevated , Urbana
Tract 17019005902 · Champaign County, IL · pop 2,686 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
In Gregory Place in Urbana, census tract 17019005902 scores 7.1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 96% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 65% of renter households, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $938 monthly, set against $15,781 in average yearly household income, roughly 71% of income at the averages. About 100% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 65%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units756
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate66.8%
Median income$15,781
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Urbana and the region
Centroid at 40.1087, -88.2247 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gregory Place scores 6.8
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
66.8% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$938 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 2%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%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.
- 19.5%Housing insecurity
- 13.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.9%Food insecurity
- 30.9%SNAP enrollment
- 20.5%Transit barriers
- 11.8%No health insurance
- 24.8%Frequent mental distress
- 33.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gregory Place
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 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 19.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.3% 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 17019005902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17019005902?
Census tract 17019005902 in the Gregory Place neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 17019005902?
Median gross rent is $938/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17019005902?
66.8% of residents in tract 17019005902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,686.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17019005902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 2th, minority 67th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 17019005902 considered part of Gregory Place?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17019005902 fall within Gregory Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17019005902 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.5% 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. 13.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17019005902 compare to Urbana overall?
Tract 17019005902 scores 6.8/10, 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.
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The Cottages at Illinois
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Gregory Place
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Lake Park
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
The Cottages at Illinois
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Gregory Place
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Edgewood
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Edgewood
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Augerville
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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