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Edgewater Eviction Risk: Moderate , Rockford

Tract 17201003606 · Winnebago County, IL · pop 2,701 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

With a score of 5.2/10, tract 17201003606 in Edgewater in Rockford ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,701 residents. That is riskier than roughly 46% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 93% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 72% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $850 monthly, set against $47,275 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 2% Owners 65%

Tract context

Occupied units1,299

Renter share35.3%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate25.6%

Median income$47,275

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rockford and the region

Centroid at 42.3104, -89.0802 · click any tract to drill in

Why Edgewater scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Rockford

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.1

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

25.6% poverty · this tract

6.4

Supply constraint

$850 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Rockford

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Rockford

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Rockford

3.5

How Edgewater compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

82%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
57%Racial/ethnic minority
41%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
47%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Edgewater. 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.

21.3%Housing insecurity
14.1%Utility-shutoff threat
27.5%Food insecurity
28.0%SNAP enrollment
13.6%Transit barriers
13.3%No health insurance
20.2%Frequent mental distress
37.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Edgewater

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Rockford eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Winnebago County average of 5.0 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 17201003606

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17201003606?

Census tract 17201003606 in the Edgewater neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17201003606?

Median gross rent is $850/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 93% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17201003606?

25.6% of residents in tract 17201003606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,701.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17201003606?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 92th, minority 57th, housing 41th.

Is tract 17201003606 considered part of Edgewater?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17201003606 fall within Edgewater (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17201003606 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.3% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17201003606 compare to Rockford overall?

Tract 17201003606 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Rockford at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rockford eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 17201003606 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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