Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally

Sunset Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Pekin

Tract 17179021102 · Tazewell County, IL · pop 5,404 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 17179021102 (the Sunset Hills area of Pekin, Illinois) comes in at 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #39,042 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,054 a month against an average household income of $68,941 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 15% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units2,310

Renter share29.5%

SVI overall0.55

Poverty rate8.4%

Median income$68,941

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pekin and the region

Centroid at 40.5456, -89.6186 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sunset Hills scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Pekin

4.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.7

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

8.4% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,054 rent vs county FMR

5.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Pekin

4.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Pekin

7.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Pekin

5.2

How Sunset Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

50%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
4%Racial/ethnic minority
55%Housing & transportation

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.

8.5%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
6.4%No health insurance
15.2%Frequent mental distress
31.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sunset Hills

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. 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 Pekin, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Tazewell County average of 4.9 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th 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 8.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% 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 17179021102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17179021102?

Census tract 17179021102 in the Sunset Hills neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17179021102?

Median gross rent is $1,054/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17179021102?

8.4% of residents in tract 17179021102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,404.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17179021102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 83th, minority 4th, housing 55th.

Is tract 17179021102 considered part of Sunset Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17179021102 fall within Sunset Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17179021102 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.5% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17179021102 compare to Pekin overall?

Tract 17179021102 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Pekin at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pekin; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Pekin

Top eight tracts in Pekin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.