Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Windwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Freeport
Tract 17177001100 · Stephenson County, IL · pop 3,323 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 17177001100 sits in the Windwood area of Freeport, IL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6/10. It is home to 3,323 residents. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,560
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate23.5%
Median income$49,864
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Freeport and the region
Centroid at 42.2839, -89.6387 · click any tract to drill in
Why Windwood scores 6
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
23.5% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$817 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Windwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Windwood. 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.
- 14.2%Housing insecurity
- 10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.2%Food insecurity
- 21.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.8%Transit barriers
- 8.9%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 36.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Windwood
It sits 1.6 points above the Stephenson County average of 4.4. The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The poverty rate is 24%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
41% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Stephenson County average of 36.4%. Nationally it ranks #18,163 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.3/10. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $817, close to the Freeport average.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $49,864. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17177001100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17177001100?
Census tract 17177001100 in the Windwood neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 17177001100?
Median gross rent is $817/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17177001100?
23.5% of residents in tract 17177001100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,323.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17177001100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 72th, minority 52th, housing 23th.
Q5
Is tract 17177001100 considered part of Windwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17177001100 fall within Windwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17177001100 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.2% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17177001100 compare to Freeport overall?
Tract 17177001100 scores 6/10, 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.
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