Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally
Bensons Highland Addition Eviction Risk: Elevated , Normal
Tract 17113000200 · McLean County, IL · pop 5,047 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Eviction risk in Bensons Highland Addition in Normal centers on tract 17113000200, which scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 5,047 residents. On the national scale it ranks #3,545 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $1,110 a month. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 59%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units302
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate76.5%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Normal and the region
Centroid at 40.5107, -88.9940 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bensons Highland Addition scores 6.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Normal
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
76.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,110 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Normal
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Normal
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Normal
8.3
How Bensons Highland Addition compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 0%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%Housing & transportation
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.
- 26.7%Housing insecurity
- 20.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 45.9%Food insecurity
- 49.8%SNAP enrollment
- 29.1%Transit barriers
- 14.5%No health insurance
- 33.7%Frequent mental distress
- 45.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bensons Highland Addition
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Normal eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the McLean County average of 5.3 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 26.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 17113000200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17113000200?
Census tract 17113000200 in the Bensons Highland Addition neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 17113000200?
Median gross rent is $1,110/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17113000200?
76.5% of residents in tract 17113000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,047.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17113000200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 0th, minority 46th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 17113000200 considered part of Bensons Highland Addition?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17113000200 fall within Bensons Highland Addition (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17113000200 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.7% 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. 20.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17113000200 compare to Normal overall?
Tract 17113000200 scores 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Normal at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Normal eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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