Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
Freeport Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 17177000700 · Stephenson County, IL · pop 1,602 · 77% of tract blocks fall in Freeport
For landlords sizing up Freeport, census tract 17177000700 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.6/10. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.
54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $21,384 a year. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 70% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units667
Renter share34.9%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate41.8%
Median income$21,384
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
National
90
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Freeport and the region
Centroid at 42.3007, -89.5914 · click any tract to drill in
Why Freeport scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Freeport
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
41.8% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Freeport
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Freeport
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Freeport
6.7
How Freeport compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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.
- 24.7%Housing insecurity
- 18.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 36.2%Food insecurity
- 41.5%SNAP enrollment
- 17.5%Transit barriers
- 14.0%No health insurance
- 21.6%Frequent mental distress
- 45.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Freeport
The score leans hardest on economic stress 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 Freeport, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Stephenson County average of 5.1 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 24.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 17177000700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17177000700?
Census tract 17177000700 in Freeport scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 poverty rate in tract 17177000700?
41.8% of residents in tract 17177000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,602.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 17177000700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 69th, minority 65th, housing 73th.
Q4
What share of households in tract 17177000700 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.7% 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. 18.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q5
How does tract 17177000700 compare to Freeport overall?
Tract 17177000700 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Freeport at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Freeport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Freeport
Top eight tracts in Freeport ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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