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Census Tract · Ranked #71,774 of 84,120 nationally

Lemont Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17031824003 · Cook County, IL · pop 5,995 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Lemont

Census tract 17031824003 is in Lemont, Illinois. It has a population of 5,995 and an eviction-risk score of 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). 17% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 0% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,085/month against a median household income of $110,645 — roughly 12% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 9% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,119
Renter share10.9%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate1.5%
Median income$110,645

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#4 of 4 tracts In Lemont
Very Low
Within county
1 th percentile
Rank — 1th percentileBottomTop
#1,320 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
6 th percentile
Rank — 6th percentileBottomTop
#3,058 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very Low
National
15 th percentile
Rank — 15th percentileBottomTop
#71,774 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lemont and the region

Centroid at 41.6636, -87.9857 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lemont scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lemont
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
1.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,085 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lemont
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lemont
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lemont
4.6

How Lemont compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lemont risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.14.1This tracttract 824003Lemont: 5.15.1Lemontparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 79Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 2.39%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.3%Peak (2013)
  • 5Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318240032001: 2 filings (1.05/100 renter HHs)2002: 3 filings (1.58/100 renter HHs)2003: 2 filings (1.05/100 renter HHs)2004: 2 filings (1.05/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (1.76/100 renter HHs)2006: 5 filings (2.93/100 renter HHs)2007: 4 filings (2.34/100 renter HHs)2008: 7 filings (4.10/100 renter HHs)2009: 3 filings (1.76/100 renter HHs)2010: 6 filings (2.31/100 renter HHs)2011: 7 filings (2.65/100 renter HHs)2012: 8 filings (3.03/100 renter HHs)2013: 14 filings (5.30/100 renter HHs)2014: 8 filings (3.03/100 renter HHs)2015: 5 filings (1.89/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 150% 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031824003

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031824003?

Census tract 17031824003 in Lemont scores 4.1/10 (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 17031824003?

Median gross rent is $1,085/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031824003?

1.5% of residents in tract 17031824003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,995.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031824003?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 69th, minority 24th, housing 18th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031824003?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 79 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031824003 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.39% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 17031824003 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17031824003 compare to Lemont overall?

Tract 17031824003 scores 4.1/10 — lower than the parent city of Lemont at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lemont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lemont

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

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