Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Ridgewood Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Bloomington

Tract 17113001303 · McLean County, IL · pop 1,899 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 17113001303 runs through Ridgewood Terrace in Bloomington. With 1,899 residents, it scores 6.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 78% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,076 monthly, set against $49,519 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 26% Owners 50%

Tract context

Occupied units793

Renter share50.3%

SVI overall0.30

Poverty rate32.1%

Median income$49,519

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bloomington and the region

Centroid at 40.4891, -88.9980 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ridgewood Terrace scores 5.1

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

32.1% poverty · this tract

8.0

Supply constraint

$1,076 rent vs county FMR

5.0

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: 30

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

54%Socioeconomic
48%Household composition
38%Racial/ethnic minority
8%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.

17.6%Housing insecurity
12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
22.7%Food insecurity
24.3%SNAP enrollment
11.9%Transit barriers
11.0%No health insurance
20.7%Frequent mental distress
33.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ridgewood Terrace

The score leans hardest on 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th 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 17.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.2% 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 17113001303

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17113001303?

Census tract 17113001303 in the Ridgewood Terrace neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 17113001303?

Median gross rent is $1,076/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17113001303?

32.1% of residents in tract 17113001303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,899.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17113001303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 48th, minority 38th, housing 8th.

Is tract 17113001303 considered part of Ridgewood Terrace?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17113001303 fall within Ridgewood Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17113001303 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.6% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17113001303 compare to Bloomington overall?

Tract 17113001303 scores 5.1/10, 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.