Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Rossville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17183010100 ·
Vermilion County, IL · pop 3,184 · 19% of tract blocks fall in Rossville
In Rossville, census tract 17183010100 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #51,182 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $742 a month while the average household earns $68,594 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%Stable renters 13%Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,193
Renter share19.6%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$68,594
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Rossville
Moderate
Within county
30th percentile
#17 of 24 tracts In Vermilion County
Low
Within state
54th percentile
#1,500 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
National
51th percentile
#41,065 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rossville and the region
Centroid at 40.4186, -87.7525 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rossville scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Rossville
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$742 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rossville
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rossville
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rossville
6.1
How Rossville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
11.5%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
15.3%Food insecurity
15.7%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
8.4%No health insurance
17.6%Frequent mental distress
34.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rossville
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 6.1/10. 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 Rossville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Vermilion County average of 5.3 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17183010100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17183010100?
Census tract 17183010100 in Rossville scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17183010100?
Median gross rent is $742/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17183010100?
12.9% of residents in tract 17183010100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,184.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17183010100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 59th, minority 18th, housing 52th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17183010100 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.5% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17183010100 compare to Rossville overall?
Tract 17183010100 scores 4/10, right in line with the parent city of Rossville at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rossville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.