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Neighborhood · Peoria, IL

Southtown Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,452 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10 · range 5.4–5.4

Southtown is a one-tract neighborhood of Peoria, IL, population 2,452. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. Set annual rent against average household income of $16,191 and the ratio lands at 59%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

Against a Peoria baseline of 30.0%, 47% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 51%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

SNAP participation is 66.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 54.8% of adults, 37.0 points above the national rate. 97% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.

The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.

At $795 a month, rents sit 21% under what the rest of Peoria commands. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.9/10.

Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Peoria, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are North Florence and Moss Bradley. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southtown vs Peoria How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
46.9% +56%
Peoria: 30.0%
Average gross rent
$795 -21%
Peoria: $1,005
Average HH income
$16,191 -72%
Peoria: $58,716
Poverty rate
50.6% +153%
Peoria: 20.0%
Renter share
97.3% +129%
Peoria: 42.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Southtown and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.4–5.4

Why Southtown scores 5.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Rent control risk
47% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
97% renter households · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Economic stress
50.6% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Risk score comparison

Southtown vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Southtown score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.4SouthtownNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city5.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Southtown

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17143000900 5.4 2,452 47% $795
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 98

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 93%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 98%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 90%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Southtown

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Southtown

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Southtown?

Southtown scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Southtown compare to Peoria overall?

Southtown scores 1.4 points higher than Peoria overall (4/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $795 vs $1,005.
Q3

What is the average rent in Southtown?

Average gross rent in Southtown is $795/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Southtown residents are renters?

97% of Southtown households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Peoria). The neighborhood has 2,452 residents.
Q5

Is Southtown a high social-vulnerability area?

Southtown sits in the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Southtown for landlords?

Southtown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Peoria as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Southtown?

Southtown has 2,746 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (65.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.5%), Other / Multiracial (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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