Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Granite City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17119400102 · Madison County, IL · pop 4,661
How risky is Granite City for landlords? Census tract 17119400102 scores $1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 39% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 23% of renter households, a moderate level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $869 a month against an average household income of $56,117 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,942
Renter share42.1%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate22.1%
Median income$56,117
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Granite City and the region
Centroid at 38.7079, -90.1348 · click any tract to drill in
Why Granite City scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Granite City
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
22.1% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$869 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Granite City
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Granite City
3.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Granite City
4.0
How Granite City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 10%Grade A
- 28%Grade B
- 29%Grade C
- 20%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 722Total filings over 11 yrs
- 8.69%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.6%Peak (2007)
- 65Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 24% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 18.6%Housing insecurity
- 12.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.3%Food insecurity
- 23.7%SNAP enrollment
- 11.5%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 20.7%Frequent mental distress
- 35.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Granite City
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.5/10. 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 Granite City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Madison County average of 5.6 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 722 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 8.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.6% of renter households in 2007.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 62nd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17119400102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17119400102?
Census tract 17119400102 in Granite City scores 4.7/10 (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 17119400102?
Median gross rent is $869/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17119400102?
22.1% of residents in tract 17119400102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,661.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17119400102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 56th, minority 54th, housing 44th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17119400102?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 722 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 17119400102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.69% of renter households, peaking at 13.6% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 17119400102 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.6% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17119400102 compare to Granite City overall?
Tract 17119400102 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Granite City at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Granite City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 17119400102 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 20% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Granite City
Top eight tracts in Granite City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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17119404000
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
17119400200
5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
17119400802
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
17119404100
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IL
17119400904
3.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IL
17119400951
3.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IL
17119400101
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IL
17119400801
3.4
/ 10 · Low
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