Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Sterling Oaks Eviction Risk: Elevated , Peoria
Tract 17143002701 · Peoria County, IL · pop 3,309 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
In Sterling Oaks in Peoria, census tract 17143002701 scores 4.9/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 36% of US census tracts.
About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $866 monthly, set against $48,939 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,569
Renter share34.2%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate27.2%
Median income$48,939
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Peoria and the region
Centroid at 40.7183, -89.6331 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sterling Oaks scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Peoria
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
27.2% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$866 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Peoria
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Peoria
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Peoria
3.5
How Sterling Oaks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Sterling Oaks. 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.
- 21.3%Housing insecurity
- 14.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.0%Food insecurity
- 29.7%SNAP enrollment
- 13.9%Transit barriers
- 11.7%No health insurance
- 19.6%Frequent mental distress
- 36.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sterling Oaks
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.8/10. 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 Peoria eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Peoria County average of 5.0 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 67th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 21.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.7% 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 17143002701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17143002701?
Census tract 17143002701 in the Sterling Oaks neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 17143002701?
Median gross rent is $866/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17143002701?
27.2% of residents in tract 17143002701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,309.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17143002701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 80th, minority 79th, housing 22th.
Q5
Is tract 17143002701 considered part of Sterling Oaks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17143002701 fall within Sterling Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17143002701 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.3% 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. 14.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17143002701 compare to Peoria overall?
Tract 17143002701 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Peoria at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Peoria eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Peoria
Top eight tracts in Peoria ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6.8
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6.8
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/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
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6.6
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6.5
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