Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Highland Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17119403603 · Madison County, IL · pop 1,859 · 64% of tract blocks fall in Highland
Eviction risk in Highland in Madison County centers on tract 17119403603, which scores $1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 1,859 residents. On the national scale it ranks #51,161 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $913 monthly, set against $89,844 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units799
Renter share17.9%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$89,844
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Highland and the region
Centroid at 38.7474, -89.6448 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Highland
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$913 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Highland
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Highland
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Highland
4.3
How Highland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 10%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)
- 12Total filings over 8 yrs
- 1.20%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.2%Peak (2009)
- 1Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
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.
- 8.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.2%Food insecurity
- 7.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 26.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highland
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.3/10. 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 Highland, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 9th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 12 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 1.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.2% of renter households in 2009.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17119403603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17119403603?
Census tract 17119403603 in Highland scores 2.4/10 (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 17119403603?
Median gross rent is $913/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17119403603?
7.4% of residents in tract 17119403603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,859.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17119403603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 55th, minority 25th, housing 10th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17119403603?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 17119403603 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.20% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 17119403603 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.3% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17119403603 compare to Highland overall?
Tract 17119403603 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Highland at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highland; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Highland
Top eight tracts in Highland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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