Neighborhood · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
Quail Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Freeport
Tract 17177000900 ·
Stephenson County, IL · pop 4,483 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
17177000900 is a census tract in the Quail Ridge area of Freeport, IL. It scores 5/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,483. Against Stephenson County at 36.4%, 66% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%Stable renters 10%Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,302
Renter share29.5%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate13.7%
Median income$50,565
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Quail Ridge
Moderate
Within parent city
33th percentile
#5 of 7 tracts In Freeport
Low
Within county
67th percentile
#5 of 13 tracts In Stephenson County
Elevated
Within state
51th percentile
#1,600 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Freeport and the region
Centroid at 42.3033, -89.6679 · click any tract to drill in
Why Quail Ridge scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
13.7% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$613 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 Quail Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
81%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
27%Racial/ethnic minority
86%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.
11.0%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
14.6%Food insecurity
14.9%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
7.3%No health insurance
16.3%Frequent mental distress
33.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Quail Ridge
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2/10.
Average gross rent is $613, 23% below the Freeport average. On the national scale it lands near the 61st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.7/10. Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $50,565, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Stephenson County average of 4.4 closely. 30% 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 17177000900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17177000900?
Census tract 17177000900 in the Quail Ridge neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 17177000900?
Median gross rent is $613/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17177000900?
13.7% of residents in tract 17177000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,483.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17177000900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 89th, minority 27th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 17177000900 considered part of Quail Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17177000900 fall within Quail Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17177000900 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17177000900 compare to Freeport overall?
Tract 17177000900 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Freeport at 4.6/10. 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.