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Sun River Terrace, IL Eviction Risk Score Kankakee County · Illinois · Pop. 636

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● Elevated Risk

Sun River Terrace, IL sits at 6.0/10 — Elevated risk. 28.3% rent burden, 60.6% renters, ~128-day typical timeline.

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Score vs. benchmarks
Sun River Terrace
6.0
Kankakee County
4.8
Illinois avg
4.8
National avg
4.4
39.7%Tenant-law probabilityi
$4,598–12,423Typical eviction costi
128 daysTypical timelinei
$1,251HUD 2BR FMR '25i
$1,083Median renti
28.3%Rent burdeni
60.6%Rentersi

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Sub-score breakdown

Each component on a 1–10 scale. Ticks mark the 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles nationally.

Local political climatei
4.8
Regional political climatei
4.8
State political climate
5.2
Economic stressi
5.2
Supply constrainti
7.9
Rent-control riski
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
5.2
Tenant organizing strengthi
9.4
Housing court bias
8.4
Voucher gap (market vs HUD FMR)i
0.0
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About eviction risk in Sun River Terrace, IL

Sun River Terrace, IL has an eviction risk score of 6.0 out of 10, placing it in the elevated-risk tier for landlords operating in Kankakee County and the state of Illinois. The score combines local political climate, court disposition patterns, cost-of-eviction estimates, tenant organizing strength, and the likelihood of new tenant-protective legislation in the next legislative cycle.

Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates show median gross rent as a percentage of household income is 28.3% — a core driver of eviction filings, because households above 30% of income on rent are statistically more likely to miss a payment after any income shock. Median gross rent in Sun River Terrace is $1,083/month. About 60.6% of occupied units here are renter-occupied.

Economic stress: poverty rate 36.5%, unemployment 0.0%. Higher values correlate with higher eviction filing rates and longer court timelines.

Political climate: In 2020, Kankakee County voted Republican by 16.5 points — classified as moderately landlord-leaning for purposes of rent-control or just-cause expansion risk.

What this score means for landlords

At 6.0/10, Sun River Terrace is an elevated-risk environment. Tenant protections are stronger than the national median. Use proactive screening, document notices in writing, and understand your specific just-cause and rent-cap exposure before raising rent or terminating a tenancy.

Nearby Cities — Eviction Risk Comparison

City Distance Population Risk score
Momence, IL 4.6 mi 3,291 5.1
Aroma Park, IL 4.7 mi 655 4.8
Bradley, IL 6.5 mi 15,325 5.4
St. Anne, IL 7 mi 1,104 4.1
Kankakee, IL 7 mi 23,996 6.5
Hopkins Park, IL 7.6 mi 627 5.6
Bourbonnais, IL 8.6 mi 18,078 5.1
Sammons Point, IL 9.1 mi 223 4.4

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