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Neighborhood · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally

Townley Place Eviction Risk: Lower , Springfield

Tract 17167001003 · Sangamon County, IL · pop 1,700 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 17167001003 covers part of the Townley Place area of Springfield, IL, and scores 3.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,700 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.8/10.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 14% Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units729
Renter share21.9%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$87,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Townley Place
Very High
Within parent city
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#30 of 39 tracts In Springfield
Low
Within county
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#34 of 54 tracts In Sangamon County
Low
Within state
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#2,555 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 39.7930, -89.7135 · click any tract to drill in

Why Townley Place scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Springfield
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$880 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Springfield
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Springfield
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Springfield
4.0

How Townley Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Townley Place risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.4This tracttract 0010034.0Springfieldparent city4.2Countyavg tract in county5.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Townley Place. 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 Townley Place

Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.5/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.8/10.

Food insecurity runs 9.5% against 17.8% nationally. 9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Against the Sangamon County average of 4.2, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.8 points. Average gross rent is $880, 10% below the Springfield average.

On the national scale it lands near the 29th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

Social vulnerability reads 1.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 12% of average household income of $87,750, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.7 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. 38% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 17167001003

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17167001003?

Census tract 17167001003 in the Townley Place neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 17167001003?

Median gross rent is $880/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17167001003?

7.4% of residents in tract 17167001003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,700.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17167001003?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 16th, minority 20th, housing 11th.
Q5

Is tract 17167001003 considered part of Townley Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17167001003 fall within Townley Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 17167001003 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.7% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17167001003 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 17167001003 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Springfield at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Springfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Springfield

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

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