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Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Leverett Place Eviction Risk: Moderate , Alton

Tract 17119401400 · Madison County, IL · pop 2,996 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

For landlords sizing up the Leverett Place area of Alton, census tract 17119401400 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 75% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $858 monthly, set against $54,222 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 17% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,379
Renter share29.9%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate17.5%
Median income$54,222

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Leverett Place
Low
Within parent city
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 11 tracts In Alton
Low
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#13 of 63 tracts In Madison County
High
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#779 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Alton and the region

Centroid at 38.8960, -90.1296 · click any tract to drill in

Why Leverett Place scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Alton
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
17.5% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$858 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Alton
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Alton
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Alton
7.8

How Leverett Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Leverett Place risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 401400Alton: 4.54.5Altonparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 121Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 3.89%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.7%Peak (2011)
  • 11Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 171194014002004: 11 filings (4.22/100 renter HHs)2005: 15 filings (5.37/100 renter HHs)2006: 11 filings (3.94/100 renter HHs)2007: 11 filings (3.94/100 renter HHs)2008: 11 filings (3.94/100 renter HHs)2009: 10 filings (3.58/100 renter HHs)2010: 9 filings (2.48/100 renter HHs)2011: 16 filings (5.69/100 renter HHs)2012: 11 filings (3.91/100 renter HHs)2013: 5 filings (1.78/100 renter HHs)2015: 11 filings (3.91/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Leverett Place. 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 Leverett Place

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Alton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Madison County average of 5.6 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 62nd 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.

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 17119401400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17119401400?

Census tract 17119401400 in the Leverett Place neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 17119401400?

Median gross rent is $858/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17119401400?

17.5% of residents in tract 17119401400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,996.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17119401400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 91th, minority 29th, housing 51th.
Q5

Is tract 17119401400 considered part of Leverett Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17119401400 fall within Leverett Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17119401400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 121 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 17119401400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.89% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17119401400 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.2% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17119401400 compare to Alton overall?

Tract 17119401400 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Alton at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Alton

Top eight tracts in Alton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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