Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
Winter Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Freeport
Tract 17177000800 · Stephenson County, IL · pop 2,727 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
In Winter Heights in Freeport, census tract 17177000800 scores 6.1/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #18,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $708 a month while the average household earns $29,544 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units1,397
Renter share65.9%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate26.2%
Median income$29,544
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Freeport and the region
Centroid at 42.3066, -89.6362 · click any tract to drill in
Why Winter Heights scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Freeport
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
26.2% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$708 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Freeport
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Freeport
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Freeport
6.7
How Winter Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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.
- 25.7%Housing insecurity
- 19.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.6%Food insecurity
- 41.1%SNAP enrollment
- 17.6%Transit barriers
- 13.9%No health insurance
- 22.8%Frequent mental distress
- 41.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Winter Heights
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Freeport, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Stephenson County average of 5.1 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 25.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 17177000800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17177000800?
Census tract 17177000800 in the Winter Heights neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 17177000800?
Median gross rent is $708/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17177000800?
26.2% of residents in tract 17177000800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,727.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17177000800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 57th, minority 65th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 17177000800 considered part of Winter Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17177000800 fall within Winter Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17177000800 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.7% 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. 19.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17177000800 compare to Freeport overall?
Tract 17177000800 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Freeport at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Freeport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Freeport
Top eight tracts in Freeport ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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