Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally
Leverett Place Eviction Risk: Elevated , Alton
Tract 17119402600 · Madison County, IL · pop 2,762 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
With a score of 7.1/10, tract 17119402600 in the Leverett Place area of Alton, IL reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,762 residents. Against the Madison County average of 4.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.3 points.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,026
Renter share57.4%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate30.6%
Median income$52,411
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Alton and the region
Centroid at 38.8938, -90.1535 · click any tract to drill in
Why Leverett Place scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
30.6% poverty · this tract
7.7
Supply constraint
$881 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%Housing & transportation
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)
- 370Total filings over 11 yrs
- 6.06%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.0%Peak (2007)
- 35Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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.
- 21.6%Housing insecurity
- 15.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.2%Food insecurity
- 31.6%SNAP enrollment
- 14.0%Transit barriers
- 10.2%No health insurance
- 21.2%Frequent mental distress
- 38.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Leverett Place
54% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Madison County average of 42.1%. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
SNAP participation runs 31.6% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.8/10. Running hot, economic stress reads 7.7/10. The filing record is not thin: 370 evictions over 11 years of observation.
Housing insecurity runs 21.6% against 14.2% nationally. At $881 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Alton commands. The worst year on record was 2007, when 9.0% of renter households were served.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17119402600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17119402600?
Census tract 17119402600 in the Leverett Place neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 17119402600?
Median gross rent is $881/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17119402600?
30.6% of residents in tract 17119402600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,762.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17119402600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 75th, minority 58th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 17119402600 considered part of Leverett Place?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17119402600 fall within Leverett Place (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17119402600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 370 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 17119402600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.06% of renter households, peaking at 9.0% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17119402600 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.6% 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.
Q8
How does tract 17119402600 compare to Alton overall?
Tract 17119402600 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Alton at 5.7/10. 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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7.1
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7.1
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7.1
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7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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7.1
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6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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