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Neighborhood · Rockford, IL

Prairie Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 1,152 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10 · range 5.4–5.4

Prairie Hill maps to a single census tract in Rockford, IL, population 1,152. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Rockford baseline of 32.1%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

Average gross rent is $549, 44% below the Rockford average of $985. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 53%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

87% 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. Annualized rent equals 37% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.

Food insecurity affects 39.9% of adults, 22.1 points above the national rate. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1/10.

Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.

Disability prevalence reaches 46.9% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of Rockford, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 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
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Prairie Hill vs Rockford How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
50.9% +59%
Rockford: 32.1%
Average gross rent
$549 -44%
Rockford: $985
Average HH income
$17,691 -67%
Rockford: $53,328
Poverty rate
53.0% +142%
Rockford: 21.9%
Renter share
86.6% +92%
Rockford: 45.1%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Prairie Hill and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.4–5.4

Why Prairie Hill scores 5.4

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 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Rent control risk
51% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
87% renter households · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Economic stress
53.0% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

Prairie Hill vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Prairie Hill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.4Prairie HillNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city5.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Prairie Hill

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17201001100 5.4 1,152 51% $549
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 95

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

Socioeconomic status 96%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 79%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Prairie Hill

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

Frequently asked

About Prairie Hill

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Prairie Hill?

Prairie Hill scores 5.4/10 (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 Prairie Hill compare to Rockford overall?

Prairie Hill scores 1.4 points higher than Rockford overall (4/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $549 vs $985.
Q3

What is the average rent in Prairie Hill?

Average gross rent in Prairie Hill is $549/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Prairie Hill residents are renters?

87% of Prairie Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Rockford). The neighborhood has 1,152 residents.
Q5

Is Prairie Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Prairie Hill sits in the 95th 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 Prairie Hill for landlords?

Prairie Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Rockford as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Prairie Hill?

Prairie Hill has 1,281 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (40.1%), Hispanic / Latino (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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