Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally
Heatherlea Eviction Risk: Moderate , Palatine
Tract 17031803701 · Cook County, IL · pop 2,745 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 17031803701 covers part of the Heatherlea area of Palatine, IL, and scores 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,745. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 2.4/10.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,363
Renter share38.1%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$82,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palatine and the region
Centroid at 42.1191, -88.0526 · click any tract to drill in
Why Heatherlea scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Palatine
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,463 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palatine
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palatine
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palatine
5.9
How Heatherlea compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 196Total filings over 15 yrs
- 4.20%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.8%Peak (2013)
- 9Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 29% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Heatherlea. 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.
- 9.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.5%Food insecurity
- 8.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 13.8%Frequent mental distress
- 22.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Heatherlea
The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.5/10.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 196 filings here across 15 tracked years. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7/10.
Food insecurity runs 10.5% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 8.2% against 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2013, when 5.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 4.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
44% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031803701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031803701?
Census tract 17031803701 in the Heatherlea neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 17031803701?
Median gross rent is $1,463/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031803701?
9.7% of residents in tract 17031803701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,745.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031803701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 11th, minority 46th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 17031803701 considered part of Heatherlea?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031803701 fall within Heatherlea (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031803701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 196 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031803701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.20% of renter households, peaking at 5.8% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031803701 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.1% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031803701 compare to Palatine overall?
Tract 17031803701 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of Palatine at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palatine eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Palatine
Top eight tracts in Palatine ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Baldwin
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Heatherlea
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Hidden Creek
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Winthrop Village
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Baldwin
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
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