Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Melrose Eviction Risk: Moderate , Quincy
Tract 17001000600 · Adams County, IL · pop 4,390 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 17001000600 runs through the Melrose neighborhood of Quincy. With 4,390 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 39% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $822 monthly, set against $72,115 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,944
Renter share34.1%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate8.0%
Median income$72,115
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
23
th percentile
Low
Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Quincy and the region
Centroid at 39.9313, -91.3826 · click any tract to drill in
Why Melrose scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Quincy
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.7
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
8.0% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$822 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Quincy
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Quincy
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Quincy
5.8
How Melrose compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Melrose. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 8.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.0%Food insecurity
- 9.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 15.9%Frequent mental distress
- 26.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Melrose
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. 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 Quincy eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Adams County average of 5.0 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17001000600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17001000600?
Census tract 17001000600 in the Melrose neighborhood 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 17001000600?
Median gross rent is $822/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17001000600?
8.0% of residents in tract 17001000600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,390.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17001000600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 44th, minority 14th, housing 19th.
Q5
Is tract 17001000600 considered part of Melrose?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17001000600 fall within Melrose (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17001000600 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.7% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17001000600 compare to Quincy overall?
Tract 17001000600 scores 4/10, right in line with the parent city of Quincy at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Quincy eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Quincy
Top eight tracts in Quincy ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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17001000400
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
17001000500
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Southern View
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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