Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Freeport Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17177001300 · Stephenson County, IL · pop 3,676 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Freeport
Freeport in Stephenson County is where census tract 17177001300 sits, home to 3,676 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #59,651 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 13% of renter households, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $883 a month while the average household earns $57,037 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,674
Renter share35.6%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate12.5%
Median income$57,037
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Freeport and the region
Centroid at 42.2771, -89.6066 · click any tract to drill in
Why Freeport scores 4.8
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
12.5% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$883 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%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.
- 15.7%Housing insecurity
- 10.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.0%Food insecurity
- 19.7%SNAP enrollment
- 10.1%Transit barriers
- 10.4%No health insurance
- 18.6%Frequent mental distress
- 35.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Freeport
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Freeport, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Stephenson County average of 5.1 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 61st 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.2% 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 17177001300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17177001300?
Census tract 17177001300 in Freeport scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 17177001300?
Median gross rent is $883/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17177001300?
12.5% of residents in tract 17177001300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,676.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17177001300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 81th, minority 41th, housing 71th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17177001300 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.7% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17177001300 compare to Freeport overall?
Tract 17177001300 scores 4.8/10, 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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