Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Metro West Eviction Risk: Moderate , Peoria

Tract 17143003000 · Peoria County, IL · pop 5,156 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 17143003000 covers the Metro West area of Peoria in Illinois. Home to 5,156 residents, it scores 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #68,686 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

26% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,129 monthly, set against $75,214 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 20% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units2,010

Renter share26.9%

SVI overall0.55

Poverty rate12.8%

Median income$75,214

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Peoria and the region

Centroid at 40.7538, -89.6285 · click any tract to drill in

Why Metro West scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Peoria

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.3

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

12.8% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$1,129 rent vs county FMR

6.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Peoria

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Peoria

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Peoria

3.5

How Metro West compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

44%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
45%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Metro West. 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.

11.5%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
13.9%Food insecurity
13.5%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
29.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Metro West

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.3/10. 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 Peoria eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Peoria County average of 5.0 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 55th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17143003000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17143003000?

Census tract 17143003000 in the Metro West neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17143003000?

Median gross rent is $1,129/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17143003000?

12.8% of residents in tract 17143003000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,156.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17143003000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 78th, minority 51th, housing 45th.

Is tract 17143003000 considered part of Metro West?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17143003000 fall within Metro West (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17143003000 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.5% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17143003000 compare to Peoria overall?

Tract 17143003000 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Peoria at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Peoria eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Peoria

Top eight tracts in Peoria ranked by composite eviction-risk score.