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 FreeportHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%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.
25.7%Housing insecurity
19.7%Utility shutoff threat
35.6%Food insecurity
41.1%SNAP enrollment
13.9%No health insurance
41.7%Any disability
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.