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Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Des Plaines Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17031805112 · Cook County, IL · pop 3,312 · 79% of tract blocks fall in Des Plaines

The Moderate-tier score of 4.8/10 for census tract 17031805112 reflects conditions in Des Plaines in Cook County, Illinois. It lands near the 32nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,503 monthly, set against $85,216 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 12% Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,191
Renter share19.1%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$85,216

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 16 tracts In Des Plaines
Moderate
Within county
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#1,135 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#2,424 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
National
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#69,776 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Des Plaines and the region

Centroid at 42.0219, -87.9377 · click any tract to drill in

Why Des Plaines scores 2.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Des Plaines
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,503 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Des Plaines
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Des Plaines
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Des Plaines
4.1

How Des Plaines compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Des Plaines risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.32.3This tracttract 805112Des Plaines: 4.74.7Des Plainesparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

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)

  • 127Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 2.38%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.3%Peak (2003)
  • 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318051122001: 13 filings (3.28/100 renter HHs)2002: 2 filings (0.51/100 renter HHs)2003: 17 filings (4.29/100 renter HHs)2004: 4 filings (1.01/100 renter HHs)2005: 10 filings (3.65/100 renter HHs)2006: 7 filings (2.55/100 renter HHs)2007: 10 filings (3.65/100 renter HHs)2008: 6 filings (2.19/100 renter HHs)2009: 12 filings (4.38/100 renter HHs)2010: 5 filings (1.01/100 renter HHs)2011: 8 filings (1.79/100 renter HHs)2012: 15 filings (3.36/100 renter HHs)2013: 8 filings (1.79/100 renter HHs)2014: 7 filings (1.57/100 renter HHs)2015: 3 filings (0.67/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 77% over the past 15 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Des Plaines

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Des Plaines eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cook County average of 5.7 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 127 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.3% of renter households in 2003.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 83rd 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 17031805112

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031805112?

Census tract 17031805112 in Des Plaines scores 2.3/10 (Lower 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 17031805112?

Median gross rent is $1,503/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031805112?

5.9% of residents in tract 17031805112 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,312.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031805112?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 66th, minority 68th, housing 98th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031805112?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 127 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031805112 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.38% of renter households, peaking at 4.3% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 17031805112 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.3% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17031805112 compare to Des Plaines overall?

Tract 17031805112 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Des Plaines at 4.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Des Plaines eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Des Plaines

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

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