Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Tilton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17183010701 · Vermilion County, IL · pop 3,106 · 86% of tract blocks fall in Tilton
Tilton is where census tract 17183010701 sits, home to 3,106 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.2/10. It lands near the 46th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $862 a month while the average household earns $52,863 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,270
Renter share29.4%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate21.8%
Median income$52,863
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
73
th percentile
Elevated
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tilton and the region
Centroid at 40.0814, -87.6600 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tilton scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Tilton
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
21.8% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$862 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tilton
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tilton
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tilton
5.6
How Tilton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 5%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 13.3%Housing insecurity
- 8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.8%Food insecurity
- 20.1%SNAP enrollment
- 9.5%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 38.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tilton
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.3/10. 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 Tilton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17183010701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17183010701?
Census tract 17183010701 in Tilton 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 17183010701?
Median gross rent is $862/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17183010701?
21.8% of residents in tract 17183010701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,106.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17183010701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 34th, minority 5th, housing 53th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17183010701 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.3% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17183010701 compare to Tilton overall?
Tract 17183010701 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Tilton at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tilton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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