Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Benton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17055040500 · Franklin County, IL · pop 3,532 · 36% of tract blocks fall in Benton
Benton is where census tract 17055040500 sits, home to 3,532 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.4/10. That is riskier than about 54% of US census tracts.
About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $757 a month while the average household earns $48,974 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,284
Renter share31.0%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$48,974
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
71
th percentile
Elevated
National
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Benton and the region
Centroid at 38.0718, -88.9175 · click any tract to drill in
Why Benton scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Benton
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.6
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$757 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Benton
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Benton
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Benton
7.3
How Benton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 0%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 10.8%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.0%Food insecurity
- 15.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 36.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Benton
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Benton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Franklin County average of 5.4 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 77th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17055040500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17055040500?
Census tract 17055040500 in Benton scores 4.9/10 (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 17055040500?
Median gross rent is $757/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17055040500?
11.2% of residents in tract 17055040500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,532.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17055040500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 68th, minority 0th, housing 95th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17055040500 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.8% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17055040500 compare to Benton overall?
Tract 17055040500 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Benton at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Benton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Benton
Top eight tracts in Benton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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