2 census tracts · pop 6,575 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Sterling Oaks is a 2-tract neighborhood of Peoria, IL and houses 6,575 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 30.0% citywide, putting Sterling Oaks 19.9% over its own city.
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. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
SNAP participation is 26.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10.
Average gross rent is $875, 13% below the Peoria average of $1,005. Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Peoria, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Moss Bradley and North Florence.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $47,495. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Sterling Oaks vs PeoriaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sterling Oaks
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.6%Housing insecurity
13.2%Utility shutoff threat
24.6%Food insecurity
26.5%SNAP enrollment
10.3%No health insurance
36.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sterling Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sterling Oaks?
Sterling Oaks scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Sterling Oaks compare to Peoria overall?
Sterling Oaks scores 1.4 points higher than Peoria overall (4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $875 vs $1,005.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sterling Oaks?
Average gross rent in Sterling Oaks is $875/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sterling Oaks residents are renters?
40% of Sterling Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Peoria). The neighborhood has 6,575 residents.
Q5
Is Sterling Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Sterling Oaks sits in the 75th 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
Which tracts in Sterling Oaks have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sterling Oaks is census tract 17143002701 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Sterling Oaks for landlords?
Sterling Oaks carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sterling Oaks?
Sterling Oaks has 6,624 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (38.4%), Hispanic / Latino (9.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
