Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

Vermilion Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Danville

Tract 17183000100 · Vermilion County, IL · pop 1,493 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

In the Vermilion Heights neighborhood of Danville, census tract 17183000100 scores 5.7/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #29,456 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $490 a month while the average household earns $18,517 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 47% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units645

Renter share71.6%

SVI overall0.88

Poverty rate33.8%

Median income$18,517

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Danville and the region

Centroid at 40.1230, -87.6302 · click any tract to drill in

Why Vermilion Heights scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Danville

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.4

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

33.8% poverty · this tract

8.4

Supply constraint

$490 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Danville

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Danville

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Danville

7.3

How Vermilion Heights 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.

81%Socioeconomic
80%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Vermilion Heights. 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.

29.1%Housing insecurity
22.1%Utility-shutoff threat
41.9%Food insecurity
48.3%SNAP enrollment
20.7%Transit barriers
17.6%No health insurance
23.4%Frequent mental distress
45.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Vermilion Heights

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Danville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Vermilion County average of 5.3 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 29.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17183000100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17183000100?

Census tract 17183000100 in the Vermilion Heights neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17183000100?

Median gross rent is $490/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17183000100?

33.8% of residents in tract 17183000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,493.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17183000100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 80th, minority 56th, housing 92th.

Is tract 17183000100 considered part of Vermilion Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17183000100 fall within Vermilion Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17183000100 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.1% 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. 22.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17183000100 compare to Danville overall?

Tract 17183000100 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Danville at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Danville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Danville

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