Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Edwardsville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17119403002 · Madison County, IL · pop 6,814 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Edwardsville
Tract 17119403002 covers Edwardsville in Madison County in Illinois. Home to 6,814 residents, it scores 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #54,188 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
18% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,585 monthly, set against $116,792 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,870
Renter share13.9%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$116,792
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Edwardsville and the region
Centroid at 38.7948, -89.9411 · click any tract to drill in
Why Edwardsville scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Edwardsville
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,585 rent vs county FMR
8.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Edwardsville
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Edwardsville
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Edwardsville
5.9
How Edwardsville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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)
- 52Total filings over 11 yrs
- 1.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.3%Peak (2004)
- 6Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 45% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 7.3%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.5%Food insecurity
- 6.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.6%Transit barriers
- 4.5%No health insurance
- 14.2%Frequent mental distress
- 23.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Edwardsville
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Edwardsville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Madison County average of 5.6 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 5th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 52 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 1.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.3% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17119403002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17119403002?
Census tract 17119403002 in Edwardsville scores 2/10 (Lower 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 17119403002?
Median gross rent is $1,585/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17119403002?
2.2% of residents in tract 17119403002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,814.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17119403002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 28th, minority 25th, housing 12th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17119403002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 52 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 17119403002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.04% of renter households, peaking at 2.3% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 17119403002 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.3% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17119403002 compare to Edwardsville overall?
Tract 17119403002 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Edwardsville at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Edwardsville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Edwardsville
Top eight tracts in Edwardsville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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