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Neighborhood · Freeport, IL

Winter Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 2,727 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10 · range 6–6

Winter Heights maps to a single census tract in Freeport, IL and houses 2,727 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Freeport baseline of 27.8%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10.

66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Food insecurity affects 35.6% of adults, 17.8 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. At $708 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Freeport commands.

Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Freeport, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Windwood and Quail Ridge.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $29,544.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Winter Heights vs Freeport How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
49.7% +79%
Freeport: 27.8%
Average gross rent
$708 -11%
Freeport: $793
Average HH income
$29,544 -39%
Freeport: $48,181
Poverty rate
26.2% +44%
Freeport: 18.2%
Renter share
65.9% +61%
Freeport: 41.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Winter Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6–6

Why Winter Heights scores 6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.2–4.2 across tracts
4.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.8–4.8 across tracts
4.8
Rent control risk
50% of income on rent · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Tenant organizing strength
66% renter households · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts
6.7
Economic stress
26.2% below poverty line · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Risk score comparison

Winter Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Winter Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.0Winter HeightsNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city5.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Winter Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17177000800 6 2,727 50% $708
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 85

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 91%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 57%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Winter Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Winter Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Winter Heights?

Winter Heights scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Winter Heights compare to Freeport overall?

Winter Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Freeport overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $708 vs $793.
Q3

What is the average rent in Winter Heights?

Average gross rent in Winter Heights is $708/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Winter Heights residents are renters?

66% of Winter Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Freeport). The neighborhood has 2,727 residents.
Q5

Is Winter Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Winter Heights sits in the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Winter Heights for landlords?

Winter Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Winter Heights?

Winter Heights has 2,718 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26%), Other / Multiracial (15.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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