Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Frankfort Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Frankfort
Tract 17055041100 ·
Franklin County, IL · pop 3,010 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
17055041100 is a census tract in the Frankfort area of West Frankfort, IL. It scores 5.2/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,010. Severe burden reaches 30%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%Stable renters 15%Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,315
Renter share27.5%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate22.7%
Median income$53,946
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Frankfort
Very Low
Within parent city
50th percentile
#2 of 3 tracts In West Frankfort
Moderate
Within county
91th percentile
#2 of 12 tracts In Franklin County
Very High
Within state
54th percentile
#1,499 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Frankfort and the region
Centroid at 37.8790, -88.9087 · click any tract to drill in
Why Frankfort scores 5.2
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
22.7% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$827 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
12.4%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
17.1%Food insecurity
18.3%SNAP enrollment
8.9%Transit barriers
9.1%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
36.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Frankfort
At $827 a month, rents run 25% over what the rest of West Frankfort commands. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 7.6/10. Against Franklin County at 38.2%, 46% of renters here are cost-burdened.
The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.4/10.
Running cool, regional political climate reads 2.6/10. It sits 0.8 points above the Franklin County average of 4.4. Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 7.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $53,946. 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17055041100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17055041100?
Census tract 17055041100 in the Frankfort neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 17055041100?
Median gross rent is $827/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17055041100?
22.7% of residents in tract 17055041100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,010.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17055041100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 69th, minority 4th, housing 77th.
Q5
Is tract 17055041100 considered part of Frankfort?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17055041100 fall within Frankfort (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17055041100 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17055041100 compare to West Frankfort overall?
Tract 17055041100 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of West Frankfort at 4.6/10. 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.