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Ridgewood Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Bloomington

Tract 17113001302 · McLean County, IL · pop 2,264 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Tract 17113001302, home to 2,264 residents in the Ridgewood Terrace neighborhood of Bloomington, scores 6.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 83% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $741 monthly, set against $27,143 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 79% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 31% Owners 20%

Tract context

Occupied units470

Renter share79.1%

SVI overall0.52

Poverty rate41.0%

Median income$27,143

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bloomington and the region

Centroid at 40.4901, -88.9905 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ridgewood Terrace scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Bloomington

5.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

41.0% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$741 rent vs county FMR

1.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Bloomington

3.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Bloomington

7.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Bloomington

4.7

How Ridgewood Terrace compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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

82%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
84%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Ridgewood Terrace. 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.

17.5%Housing insecurity
11.8%Utility-shutoff threat
27.1%Food insecurity
26.2%SNAP enrollment
16.5%Transit barriers
10.9%No health insurance
26.4%Frequent mental distress
35.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ridgewood Terrace

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 Bloomington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores 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 17.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 17113001302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17113001302?

Census tract 17113001302 in the Ridgewood Terrace neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17113001302?

Median gross rent is $741/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17113001302?

41.0% of residents in tract 17113001302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,264.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17113001302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 1th, minority 36th, housing 84th.

Is tract 17113001302 considered part of Ridgewood Terrace?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17113001302 fall within Ridgewood Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17113001302 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.5% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17113001302 compare to Bloomington overall?

Tract 17113001302 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Bloomington at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bloomington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bloomington

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