Neighborhood · Alton, IL

Leverett Place Eviction Risk: Elevated

4 census tracts · pop 12,753 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10 · range 6.9–7.1

Leverett Place takes in 4 census tracts of Alton, IL and houses 12,753 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Alton baseline of 31.3%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.8/10.

Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

Court records carry 898 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.

Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 9.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.3% in 2015, is well off that peak.

Average gross rent is $947, 7% below the Alton average of $1,015. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes.

Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $54,627. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

Elevated

4 tracts · population-weighted

Leverett Place vs Alton How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

43.6% +39%

Alton: 31.3%

Average gross rent

$947 -7%

Alton: $1,015

Average HH income

$54,627 +3%

Alton: $53,005

Poverty rate

20.8% -15%

Alton: 24.5%

Renter share

39.5% -1%

Alton: 40.1%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Leverett Place and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 6.9–7.1

Why Leverett Place scores 7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts

5.2

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts

4.3

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 4.9–4.9 across tracts

4.9

Rent control risk

44% of income on rent · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts

7.1

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts

5.4

Tenant organizing strength

40% renter households · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts

8.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.8–7.8 across tracts

7.8

Economic stress

20.8% below poverty line · Range 4.4–7.7 across tracts

5.2

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.1–5.0 across tracts

2.8

Risk score comparison

Leverett Place vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Leverett Place?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.2 points from 6.9 to 7.1. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

7.1 7.1 6.9 6.9

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Leverett Place

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
17119402600	7.1	2,762	54%	$881
17119401500	7.1	2,618	48%	$1,219
17119402000	6.9	4,377	36%	$887
17119401400	6.9	2,996	42%	$858

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 74

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 73%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 76%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 45%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 66%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Leverett Place

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

898Total filings (sum)
4.35%Avg annual filing rate
9.0%Peak year (2011)
4.02%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Leverett Place

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

17.2%Housing insecurity
11.6%Utility shutoff threat
21.7%Food insecurity
22.6%SNAP enrollment
9.3%No health insurance
36.2%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Leverett Place

What is the eviction-risk score for Leverett Place?

Leverett Place scores 7/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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.

How does Leverett Place compare to Alton overall?

Leverett Place scores 1.3 points higher than Alton overall (5.7/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $947 vs $1,015.

What is the average rent in Leverett Place?

Average gross rent in Leverett Place is $947/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Leverett Place residents are renters?

40% of Leverett Place households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Alton). The neighborhood has 12,753 residents.

Is Leverett Place a high social-vulnerability area?

Leverett Place sits in the 74th 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.

Which tracts in Leverett Place have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Leverett Place is census tract 17119402600 (score 7.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.9 to 7.1, a spread of 0.2 points.

How safe is Leverett Place for landlords?

Leverett Place carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Alton as a whole (5.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Leverett Place?

Leverett Place has 12,638 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.7%), Other / Multiracial (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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