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Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally

Fox Hollow Eviction Risk: Moderate , Freeport

Tract 17177001000 · Stephenson County, IL · pop 4,412 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 17177001000 covers part of the Fox Hollow area of Freeport, IL, and scores 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,412. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 23% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,918
Renter share31.0%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$65,034

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Fox Hollow
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 7 tracts In Freeport
Very Low
Within county
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 13 tracts In Stephenson County
Moderate
Within state
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#1,784 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Freeport and the region

Centroid at 42.2788, -89.6594 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fox Hollow scores 4.6

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
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$842 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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 Fox Hollow compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fox Hollow risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.6This tracttract 0010004.6Freeportparent city4.4Countyavg tract in county5.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

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 Fox Hollow

26% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Stephenson County average of 36.4%. Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. That is riskier than roughly 53% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $65,034, annual rent is just 16%. It tracks the Stephenson County average of 4.4 closely.

Average gross rent is $842, close to the Freeport average. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 17177001000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17177001000?

Census tract 17177001000 in the Fox Hollow neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 17177001000?

Median gross rent is $842/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17177001000?

12.9% of residents in tract 17177001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,412.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17177001000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 37th, minority 27th, housing 41th.
Q5

Is tract 17177001000 considered part of Fox Hollow?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17177001000 fall within Fox Hollow (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 17177001000 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.0% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17177001000 compare to Freeport overall?

Tract 17177001000 scores 4.6/10, right in line with 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Freeport

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

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