3 census tracts · pop 8,901 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.9/10
· range 7.7–8
The Cottages at Illinois is a 3-tract neighborhood of Urbana, IL, population 8,901. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.9/10, in the Elevated tier. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 44%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Severe burden reaches 32%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. Annualized rent equals 42% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Against a Urbana baseline of 38.4%, 50% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. This is a renter market: 84% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.4/10. SNAP participation is 30.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 31.4% of adults, 13.6 points above the national rate.
Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of Urbana, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Gregory Place and Edgewood.
The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.3 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $997, close to the Urbana average.
With little internal variation, 7.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
The Cottages at Illinois vs UrbanaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Cottages at Illinois
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.1%Housing insecurity
15.4%Utility shutoff threat
31.7%Food insecurity
31.1%SNAP enrollment
11.2%No health insurance
31.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Cottages at Illinois
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Cottages at Illinois?
The Cottages at Illinois scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does The Cottages at Illinois compare to Urbana overall?
The Cottages at Illinois scores 1.3 points higher than Urbana overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $997 vs $972.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Cottages at Illinois?
Average gross rent in The Cottages at Illinois eviction laws is $997/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Cottages at Illinois residents are renters?
84% of The Cottages at Illinois households are renter-occupied (vs 63% in Urbana). The neighborhood has 8,901 residents.
Q5
Is The Cottages at Illinois a high social-vulnerability area?
The Cottages at Illinois sits in the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in The Cottages at Illinois have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The Cottages at Illinois is census tract 17019005300 (score 8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.7 to 8, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is The Cottages at Illinois for landlords?
The Cottages at Illinois eviction laws carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Urbana as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of The Cottages at Illinois?
The Cottages at Illinois has 8,167 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (43.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
