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Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Godfrey Eviction Risk: Lower

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

Tract 17119402701, home to 6,761 residents in Godfrey, scores 5.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 65th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $818 a month while the average household earns $79,665 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
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
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#44 of 63 tracts In Madison County
Low
Within state
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#1,977 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
National
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#54,934 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Godfrey and the region

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

Why Godfrey scores 3.2

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 / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 402701Godfrey: 3.73.7Godfreyparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg 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 171194027012004: 13 filings (2.22/100 renter HHs)2005: 15 filings (2.06/100 renter HHs)2006: 19 filings (2.62/100 renter HHs)2007: 9 filings (1.24/100 renter HHs)2008: 13 filings (1.79/100 renter HHs)2009: 15 filings (2.06/100 renter HHs)2010: 13 filings (1.75/100 renter HHs)2011: 6 filings (0.95/100 renter HHs)2012: 5 filings (0.79/100 renter HHs)2013: 5 filings (0.79/100 renter HHs)2015: 15 filings (2.38/100 renter HHs)
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

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.4/10. 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 Godfrey, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Madison County average of 5.6 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 128 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.6% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th 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 17119402701

Q1

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

Census tract 17119402701 in Godfrey scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Godfrey at 3.7/10. 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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