Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Fairview Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17163503416 · St. Clair County, IL · pop 3,932 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Fairview Heights
17163503416 is a census tract in Fairview Heights, IL. It scores 5.7/10 for landlords. 40% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,756
Renter share41.6%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate22.0%
Median income$63,289
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fairview Heights and the region
Centroid at 38.5937, -89.9969 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fairview Heights scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fairview Heights
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
22.0% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$1,262 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fairview Heights
3.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fairview Heights
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fairview Heights
4.3
How Fairview Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%Housing & transportation
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.
- 18.4%Housing insecurity
- 13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.5%Food insecurity
- 26.4%SNAP enrollment
- 12.2%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 35.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fairview Heights
Cost burden runs 52% here against 44.8% across St. Clair County. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7.2/10. The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
SNAP participation runs 26.4% against 15.2% nationally. It sits 1.2 points above the St. Clair County average of 4.5. On the national scale it lands near the 74th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10. Average gross rent is $1,262, close to the Fairview Heights average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $63,289. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 17163503416
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17163503416?
Census tract 17163503416 in Fairview Heights scores 5.7/10 (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 17163503416?
Median gross rent is $1,262/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17163503416?
22.0% of residents in tract 17163503416 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,932.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17163503416?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 26th, minority 62th, housing 55th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17163503416 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.4% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17163503416 compare to Fairview Heights overall?
Tract 17163503416 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Fairview Heights at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fairview Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fairview Heights
Top eight tracts in Fairview Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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