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West Road Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Springfield

Tract 17167003604 · Sangamon County, IL · pop 5,391 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 17167003604 belongs to the West Road Park area of Springfield, Illinois. It is home to 5,391 residents and scores 4.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 26th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,241 a month while the average household earns $90,921 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 22% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,494
Renter share35.7%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$90,921

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In West Road Park
Moderate
Within parent city
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#35 of 39 tracts In Springfield
Very Low
Within county
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#38 of 54 tracts In Sangamon County
Low
Within state
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#2,119 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 39.7675, -89.7264 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Road Park scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Springfield
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,241 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Springfield
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Springfield
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Springfield
4.0

How West Road Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Road Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 003604Springfield: 4.24.2Springfieldparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Road Park

What moves this score most is supply constraint 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 Springfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Sangamon County average of 4.9 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17167003604

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17167003604?

Census tract 17167003604 in the West Road Park neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (Lower 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 17167003604?

Median gross rent is $1,241/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17167003604?

3.2% of residents in tract 17167003604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,391.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17167003604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 61th, minority 39th, housing 52th.
Q5

Is tract 17167003604 considered part of West Road Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17167003604 fall within West Road Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 17167003604 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.9% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17167003604 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 17167003604 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Springfield at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Springfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Springfield

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

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