Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Fairview Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17163503416 · St. Clair County, IL · pop 3,932 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Fairview Heights
In Fairview Heights in St. Clair County, census tract 17163503416 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #23,582 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,262 monthly, set against $63,289 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,756
Renter share41.6%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate22.0%
Median income$63,289
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fairview Heights and the region
Centroid at 38.5937, -89.9969 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fairview Heights scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fairview Heights
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
22.0% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$1,262 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fairview Heights
3.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fairview Heights
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fairview Heights
4.3
How Fairview Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 18.4%Housing insecurity
- 13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.5%Food insecurity
- 26.4%SNAP enrollment
- 12.2%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 35.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fairview Heights
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Fairview Heights, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the St. Clair County average of 5.5 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 59th 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 17163503416
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17163503416?
Census tract 17163503416 in Fairview Heights scores 3.9/10 (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 17163503416?
Median gross rent is $1,262/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17163503416?
22.0% of residents in tract 17163503416 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,932.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17163503416?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 26th, minority 62th, housing 55th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17163503416 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.4% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17163503416 compare to Fairview Heights overall?
Tract 17163503416 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Fairview Heights at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fairview Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fairview Heights
Top eight tracts in Fairview Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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