Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally
Bensons Highland Addition Eviction Risk: Elevated , Normal
Tract 17113000200 · McLean County, IL · pop 5,047 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
17113000200 is a census tract in the Bensons Highland Addition area of Normal, IL. It scores 7.3/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,047 residents. Cost burden runs 59% here against 34.8% across McLean County.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 59%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units302
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate76.5%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Normal and the region
Centroid at 40.5107, -88.9940 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bensons Highland Addition scores 7.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Normal
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
76.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,110 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Normal
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Normal
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Normal
8.3
How Bensons Highland Addition compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 0%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%Housing & transportation
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.
- 26.7%Housing insecurity
- 20.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 45.9%Food insecurity
- 49.8%SNAP enrollment
- 29.1%Transit barriers
- 14.5%No health insurance
- 33.7%Frequent mental distress
- 45.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bensons Highland Addition
The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The severe-burden share is 35%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Food insecurity runs 45.9% against 17.8% nationally.
The poverty rate is 76%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. This is renter territory: 100% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Against the McLean County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.7 points.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.7/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.4/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 20.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Average gross rent is $1,110, 15% above the Normal average. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 2.2 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17113000200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17113000200?
Census tract 17113000200 in the Bensons Highland Addition neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 17113000200?
Median gross rent is $1,110/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17113000200?
76.5% of residents in tract 17113000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,047.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17113000200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 0th, minority 46th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 17113000200 considered part of Bensons Highland Addition?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17113000200 fall within Bensons Highland Addition (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17113000200 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.7% 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. 20.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17113000200 compare to Normal overall?
Tract 17113000200 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Normal at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Normal eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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