1 census tracts · pop 5,404 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.6–4.6
Sunset Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Pekin, IL, population 5,404. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Pekin baseline of 25.1%, 49% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
26% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. At $1,054 a month, rents sit 29% over what the rest of Pekin commands. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.1/10. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Pekin, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Lake Whitehurst Cliffs and Holiday Hills. Against average income of $68,941, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sunset Hills vs PekinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority4%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunset Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.5%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
31.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sunset Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunset Hills?
Sunset Hills scores 4.6/10 (Moderate 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 Sunset Hills compare to Pekin overall?
Sunset Hills scores 0.3 points higher than Pekin overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,054 vs $819.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunset Hills?
Average gross rent in Sunset Hills is $1,054/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunset Hills residents are renters?
30% of Sunset Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Pekin). The neighborhood has 5,404 residents.
Q5
Is Sunset Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunset Hills sits in the 55th 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
How safe is Sunset Hills for landlords?
Sunset Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). 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 Pekin as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Sunset Hills?
Sunset Hills has 5,455 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (96.2%), Other / Multiracial (2.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (1.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
