Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally
Dobbins Downs Eviction Risk: Elevated , Champaign
Tract 17019000901 · Champaign County, IL · pop 4,781 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 17019000901 covers part of the Dobbins Downs area of Champaign, IL, and scores 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,932
Renter share57.8%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate13.7%
Median income$44,727
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Champaign and the region
Centroid at 40.1298, -88.2683 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dobbins Downs scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Champaign
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
13.7% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$887 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Champaign
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Champaign
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Champaign
8.3
How Dobbins Downs compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Dobbins Downs. 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.
- 26.0%Housing insecurity
- 18.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.5%Food insecurity
- 35.5%SNAP enrollment
- 16.9%Transit barriers
- 13.4%No health insurance
- 21.3%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dobbins Downs
SNAP participation runs 35.5% against 15.2% nationally. The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.3/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.1/10. Average gross rent is $887, 21% below the Champaign average.
about half of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Champaign County average of 44.1%. Against the Champaign County average of 5.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 18.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
On the national scale it lands near the 84th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9/10. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 17019000901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17019000901?
Census tract 17019000901 in the Dobbins Downs neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated 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 17019000901?
Median gross rent is $887/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17019000901?
13.7% of residents in tract 17019000901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,781.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17019000901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 84th, minority 83th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 17019000901 considered part of Dobbins Downs?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17019000901 fall within Dobbins Downs (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17019000901 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.0% 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. 18.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17019000901 compare to Champaign overall?
Tract 17019000901 scores 6.9/10, higher than the parent city of Champaign at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Champaign eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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7.2
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