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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Highland Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Normal

Tract 17113000400 · McLean County, IL · pop 3,061 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

In the Highland Historic District area of Normal, census tract 17113000400 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.

55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,027 monthly, set against $35,203 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 30% Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,104
Renter share67.3%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate48.8%
Median income$35,203

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Highland Historic District
Moderate
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 13 tracts In Normal
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#5 of 47 tracts In McLean County
Very High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#247 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Normal and the region

Centroid at 40.5003, -88.9895 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highland Historic District scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
48.8% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,027 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 Highland Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Highland Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.46.4This tracttract 000400Normal: 4.54.5Normalparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

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 Highland Historic District

What moves this score most 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 17113000400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17113000400?

Census tract 17113000400 in the Highland Historic District neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 17113000400?

Median gross rent is $1,027/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17113000400?

48.8% of residents in tract 17113000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,061.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17113000400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 2th, minority 36th, housing 52th.
Q5

Is tract 17113000400 considered part of Highland Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17113000400 fall within Highland Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 17113000400 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.9% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17113000400 compare to Normal overall?

Tract 17113000400 scores 6.4/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Normal

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

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