Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Windwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Freeport
Tract 17177001200 · Stephenson County, IL · pop 4,111 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 17177001200 belongs to the Windwood neighborhood of Freeport, Illinois. It is home to 4,111 residents and scores 5.9/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #23,584 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $900 monthly, set against $50,952 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,773
Renter share57.0%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate16.4%
Median income$50,952
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Freeport and the region
Centroid at 42.2752, -89.6261 · click any tract to drill in
Why Windwood scores 5.2
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
16.4% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$900 rent vs county FMR
5.3
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: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%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.
- 15.9%Housing insecurity
- 10.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.6%Food insecurity
- 18.9%SNAP enrollment
- 10.1%Transit barriers
- 10.5%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 33.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Windwood
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 15.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 88th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17177001200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17177001200?
Census tract 17177001200 in the Windwood neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 17177001200?
Median gross rent is $900/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17177001200?
16.4% of residents in tract 17177001200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,111.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17177001200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 93th, minority 57th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 17177001200 considered part of Windwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17177001200 fall within Windwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17177001200 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.9% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17177001200 compare to Freeport overall?
Tract 17177001200 scores 5.2/10, 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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