2 census tracts · pop 7,434 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.3–6
Windwood spans 2 census tracts of Freeport, IL, population 7,434. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Freeport rate of 27.8%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. At $863 a month, rents sit 9% over what the rest of Freeport commands.
Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Freeport, it ranks #3 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Winter Heights and Quail Ridge score within a fraction of it.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $50,466.
48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Windwood vs FreeportHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Windwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.1%Housing insecurity
10.2%Utility shutoff threat
19.4%Food insecurity
19.9%SNAP enrollment
9.8%No health insurance
35.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Windwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Windwood?
Windwood scores 5.6/10 (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 Windwood compare to Freeport overall?
Windwood scores 1.0 points higher than Freeport overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $863 vs $793.
Q3
What is the average rent in Windwood?
Average gross rent in Windwood is $863/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Windwood residents are renters?
48% of Windwood households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Freeport). The neighborhood has 7,434 residents.
Q5
Is Windwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Windwood sits in the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Windwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Windwood is census tract 17177001100 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 6, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Windwood for landlords?
Windwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 Freeport as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Windwood?
Windwood has 7,501 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64%), Other / Multiracial (13.9%), Hispanic / Latino (11.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
Other neighborhoods inside Freeport
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Windwood.
