Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
East Alton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17119401300 · Madison County, IL · pop 4,576 · 96% of tract blocks fall in East Alton
East Alton anchors census tract 17119401300, which lands at 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 72nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $875 monthly, set against $45,959 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units2,170
Renter share41.0%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate18.3%
Median income$45,959
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
80
th percentile
High
National
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Alton and the region
Centroid at 38.8792, -90.1109 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Alton scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from East Alton
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
18.3% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$875 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Alton
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Alton
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Alton
6.7
How East Alton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
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)
- 539Total filings over 11 yrs
- 4.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.6%Peak (2005)
- 35Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 51% 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.
- 15.1%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.3%Food insecurity
- 19.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.7%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 19.9%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Alton
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from East Alton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Madison County average of 5.6 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 539 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 4.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.6% of renter households in 2005.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17119401300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17119401300?
Census tract 17119401300 in East Alton scores 5.4/10 (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 17119401300?
Median gross rent is $875/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17119401300?
18.3% of residents in tract 17119401300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,576.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17119401300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 45th, minority 15th, housing 34th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17119401300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 539 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 17119401300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.58% of renter households, peaking at 8.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 17119401300 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.1% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17119401300 compare to East Alton overall?
Tract 17119401300 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of East Alton at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Alton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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