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Frankfort Eviction Risk: Elevated , West Frankfort

Tract 17055041000 · Franklin County, IL · pop 2,729 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 17055041000 runs through Frankfort in West Frankfort. With 2,729 residents, it scores 5.7/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 65% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $539 monthly, set against $44,643 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 30% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,120
Renter share46.4%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate34.4%
Median income$44,643

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Frankfort
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In West Frankfort
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 12 tracts In Franklin County
Very High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#311 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Frankfort and the region

Centroid at 37.9043, -88.9222 · click any tract to drill in

Why Frankfort scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West Frankfort
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.6
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
34.4% poverty · this tract
8.6
Supply constraint
$539 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Frankfort
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Frankfort
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Frankfort
7.4

How Frankfort compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Frankfort risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 041000West Frankfort: 4.34.3West Frankfortparent cityCounty: 5.15.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Frankfort. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Frankfort

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from West Frankfort, 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 76th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17055041000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17055041000?

Census tract 17055041000 in the Frankfort neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 17055041000?

Median gross rent is $539/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17055041000?

34.4% of residents in tract 17055041000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,729.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17055041000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 64th, minority 3th, housing 75th.
Q5

Is tract 17055041000 considered part of Frankfort?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17055041000 fall within Frankfort (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 17055041000 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.8% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17055041000 compare to West Frankfort overall?

Tract 17055041000 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of West Frankfort at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Frankfort; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Frankfort

Top eight tracts in West Frankfort ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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