Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally
Greystone Fields Eviction Risk: Elevated , Normal
Tract 17113000108 · McLean County, IL · pop 5,574 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 17113000108 covers the Greystone Fields neighborhood of Normal, home to 5,574 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.
64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,073 a month against an average household income of $29,772 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units2,112
Renter share67.0%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate41.0%
Median income$29,772
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
92
th percentile
Very High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Normal and the region
Centroid at 40.5286, -89.0122 · click any tract to drill in
Why Greystone Fields scores 6.6
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
41.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,073 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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 Greystone Fields compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 98%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.
- 20.2%Housing insecurity
- 14.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.4%Food insecurity
- 29.0%SNAP enrollment
- 16.0%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 24.0%Frequent mental distress
- 33.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Greystone Fields
What moves this score most is economic stress 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 Normal eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the McLean County average of 5.3 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 20.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 61st 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 17113000108
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17113000108?
Census tract 17113000108 in the Greystone Fields neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (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 17113000108?
Median gross rent is $1,073/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17113000108?
41.0% of residents in tract 17113000108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,574.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17113000108?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 6th, minority 56th, housing 98th.
Q5
Is tract 17113000108 considered part of Greystone Fields?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17113000108 fall within Greystone Fields (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17113000108 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.2% 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. 14.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17113000108 compare to Normal overall?
Tract 17113000108 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Normal at 4.5/10. 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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