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Census Tract · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally

Godfrey Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17119402701 · Madison County, IL · pop 6,761 · 81% of tract blocks fall in Godfrey

With a score of 4.5/10, tract 17119402701 in Godfrey, IL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 6,761. 54% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Madison County average of 42.1%.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 15% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units3,075
Renter share32.5%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$79,665

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Godfrey
Very High
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 63 tracts In Madison County
Moderate
Within state
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#1,840 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
National
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#41,206 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Godfrey and the region

Centroid at 38.9639, -90.1692 · click any tract to drill in

Why Godfrey scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Godfrey
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$818 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Godfrey
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Godfrey
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Godfrey
5.6

How Godfrey compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Godfrey risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.5This tracttract 4027014.0Godfreyparent city4.8Countyavg tract in county5.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

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)

  • 128Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 1.70%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.6%Peak (2006)
  • 15Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 17119402701
Filings climbed 15% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Godfrey

Severe burden reaches 24%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1.7/10.

Average gross rent is $818, 29% below the Godfrey average. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.4/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 128 filings here across 11 tracked years.

The worst year on record was 2006, when 2.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.7% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 51st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 5.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Against average income of $79,665, annual rent is just 12%. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Madison County average of 4.8 closely. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 17119402701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17119402701?

Census tract 17119402701 in Godfrey scores 4.5/10 (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 17119402701?

Median gross rent is $818/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17119402701?

15.9% of residents in tract 17119402701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,761.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17119402701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 50th, minority 32th, housing 76th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17119402701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 128 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 17119402701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.70% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 17119402701 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.1% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17119402701 compare to Godfrey overall?

Tract 17119402701 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Godfrey at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Godfrey; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Godfrey

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

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