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The Cottages at Illinois Eviction Risk: Elevated , Urbana

Tract 17019005300 · Champaign County, IL · pop 4,585 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 17019005300 runs through the The Cottages at Illinois area of Urbana. With 4,585 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. It lands near the 95th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $838 monthly, set against $27,094 in average yearly household income, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 89% 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 41% Stable renters 48% Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units2,090
Renter share88.7%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate42.9%
Median income$27,094

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In The Cottages at Illinois
Very High
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 13 tracts In Urbana
Very High
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 48 tracts In Champaign County
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#129 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Urbana and the region

Centroid at 40.1311, -88.2248 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Cottages at Illinois scores 6.8

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
42.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$838 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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.
The Cottages at Illinois risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.86.8This tracttract 005300Urbana: 4.74.7Urbanaparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in The Cottages at Illinois

The score leans hardest on 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 Black and Asian and ranks around the 48th 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 21.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.7% 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 17019005300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17019005300?

Census tract 17019005300 in the The Cottages at Illinois 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 17019005300?

Median gross rent is $838/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17019005300?

42.9% of residents in tract 17019005300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,585.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17019005300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 3th, minority 84th, housing 31th.
Q5

Is tract 17019005300 considered part of The Cottages at Illinois?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17019005300 fall within The Cottages at Illinois (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 17019005300 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.1% 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. 15.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17019005300 compare to Urbana overall?

Tract 17019005300 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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