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Bay View Gardens, IL Eviction Risk Score Peoria County · Illinois · Pop. 281

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● Moderate Risk

Bay View Gardens, IL sits at 5.4/10 — Moderate risk. 28.0% rent burden, 28.6% renters, ~113-day typical timeline.

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Score vs. benchmarks
Bay View Gardens
5.4
Peoria County
4.8
Illinois avg
4.8
National avg
4.4
38.3%Tenant-law probabilityi
$4,606–14,288Typical eviction costi
113 daysTypical timelinei
$1,003HUD 2BR FMR '25i
$787Median renti
28.0%Rent burdeni
28.6%Rentersi

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Sub-score breakdown

Each component on a 1–10 scale. Ticks mark the 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles nationally.

Local political climatei
5.8
Regional political climatei
5.8
State political climate
5.2
Economic stressi
5.9
Supply constrainti
4.9
Rent-control riski
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
5.1
Tenant organizing strengthi
6.8
Housing court bias
6.2
Voucher gap (market vs HUD FMR)i
0.0
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About eviction risk in Bay View Gardens, IL

Bay View Gardens, IL has an eviction risk score of 5.4 out of 10, placing it in the moderate-risk tier for landlords operating in Peoria County and the state of Illinois. The score combines local political climate, court disposition patterns, cost-of-eviction estimates, tenant organizing strength, and the likelihood of new tenant-protective legislation in the next legislative cycle.

Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates show median gross rent as a percentage of household income is 28.0% — a core driver of eviction filings, because households above 30% of income on rent are statistically more likely to miss a payment after any income shock. Median gross rent in Bay View Gardens is $787/month. About 28.6% of occupied units here are renter-occupied.

Economic stress: poverty rate 17.8%, unemployment 2.3%. Higher values correlate with higher eviction filing rates and longer court timelines.

Political climate: In 2020, Peoria County voted Democratic by 6.3 points — classified as moderately tenant-leaning for purposes of rent-control or just-cause expansion risk.

What this score means for landlords

At 5.4/10, Bay View Gardens is an elevated-risk environment. Tenant protections are stronger than the national median. Use proactive screening, document notices in writing, and understand your specific just-cause and rent-cap exposure before raising rent or terminating a tenancy.

Nearby Cities — Eviction Risk Comparison

City Distance Population Risk score
Spring Bay, IL 0.5 mi 520 6.3
Mossville, IL 2.2 mi 51 4.4
Rome, IL 4.5 mi 1,947 4.4
Germantown Hills, IL 4.6 mi 3,436 4.2
Peoria Heights, IL 5.1 mi 5,825 5.2
Peoria, IL 6.3 mi 112,169 6.3
Chillicothe, IL 7.2 mi 5,900 5.4
Dunlap, IL 8 mi 1,360 4.2

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