Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Knolls Eviction Risk: Lower , Springfield

Tract 17167003100 · Sangamon County, IL · pop 7,533 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

How risky is Lake Knolls in Springfield for landlords? Census tract 17167003100 scores 4.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #54,207 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,096 a month against an average household income of $116,378 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.4

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 4% Owners 92%

Tract context

Occupied units3,326

Renter share8.2%

SVI overall0.05

Poverty rate2.2%

Median income$116,378

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 39.6908, -89.6584 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Knolls scores 2.4

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

2.2% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,096 rent vs county FMR

4.7

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 Lake Knolls compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 5

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

1%Socioeconomic
11%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
29%Housing & transportation

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.

6.4%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
6.8%Food insecurity
5.7%SNAP enrollment
4.2%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
13.5%Frequent mental distress
23.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Knolls

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.7/10. 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 Springfield 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 Sangamon County average of 4.9 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 5th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% 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 17167003100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17167003100?

Census tract 17167003100 in the Lake Knolls neighborhood 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.

What is the average rent in tract 17167003100?

Median gross rent is $1,096/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17167003100?

2.2% of residents in tract 17167003100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,533.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17167003100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 11th, minority 17th, housing 29th.

Is tract 17167003100 considered part of Lake Knolls?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17167003100 fall within Lake Knolls (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17167003100 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.4% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17167003100 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 17167003100 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Springfield at 4.2/10. 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.

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