6 census tracts · pop 24,750 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 3.7–5.3
Belmont is a 6-tract neighborhood of Downers Grove, IL and houses 24,750 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, Moderate tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
38% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Downers Grove rate of 30.8%. Scores across the 6 constituent tracts range from 3.7 to 5.3. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
At $1,357 a month, rents sit 18% under what the rest of Downers Grove commands. Food insecurity affects 8.2% of adults, 9.6 points below the national rate.
5.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. At 26% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
6 tracts · population-weighted
Belmont vs Downers GroveHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport37%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Belmont
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.3%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
5.1%No health insurance
22.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Belmont
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Belmont?
Belmont scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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 Belmont compare to Downers Grove overall?
Belmont scores 0.1 points higher than Downers Grove overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,357 vs $1,656.
Q3
What is the average rent in Belmont?
Average gross rent in Belmont is $1,357/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Belmont residents are renters?
26% of Belmont households are renter-occupied (vs 25% in Downers Grove). The neighborhood has 24,750 residents.
Q5
Is Belmont a high social-vulnerability area?
Belmont sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Belmont have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Belmont is census tract 17043846002 (score 5.3/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 5.3, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Belmont for landlords?
Belmont carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Downers Grove as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Belmont?
Belmont has 24,559 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81%), Hispanic / Latino (6.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
