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Census Tract · Ranked #37,857 of 84,120 nationally

Lemont Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17031824006 · Cook County, IL · pop 6,013 · 53% of tract blocks fall in Lemont

Census tract 17031824006 is in Lemont, Illinois. It has a population of 6,013 and an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). 49% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 17% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,152/month against a median household income of $151,643 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 2% Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,954
Renter share3.2%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate2.6%
Median income$151,643

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 4 tracts In Lemont
Very High
Within county
27 th percentile
Rank — 27th percentileBottomTop
#978 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Low
Within state
52 th percentile
Rank — 52th percentileBottomTop
#1,553 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
National
55 th percentile
Rank — 55th percentileBottomTop
#37,857 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lemont and the region

Centroid at 41.6524, -87.9495 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lemont scores 5.4

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
2.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,152 rent vs county FMR
7.2
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: 5.45.4This tracttract 824006Lemont: 5.15.1Lemontparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 4

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)

  • 40Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 3.25%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.7%Peak (2013)
  • 1Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318240062001: 1 filings (1.37/100 renter HHs)2002: 2 filings (2.73/100 renter HHs)2003: 1 filings (1.37/100 renter HHs)2004: 2 filings (2.73/100 renter HHs)2005: 2 filings (3.04/100 renter HHs)2006: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2007: 1 filings (1.52/100 renter HHs)2008: 2 filings (3.04/100 renter HHs)2009: 5 filings (7.60/100 renter HHs)2010: 4 filings (7.84/100 renter HHs)2011: 4 filings (2.84/100 renter HHs)2012: 3 filings (2.13/100 renter HHs)2013: 8 filings (5.67/100 renter HHs)2014: 4 filings (2.84/100 renter HHs)2015: 1 filings (0.71/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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 17031824006

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031824006?

Census tract 17031824006 in Lemont scores 5.4/10 (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 17031824006?

Median gross rent is $2,152/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031824006?

2.6% of residents in tract 17031824006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,013.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031824006?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 52th, minority 22th, housing 2th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031824006?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 40 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 17031824006 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.25% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 17031824006 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.1% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17031824006 compare to Lemont overall?

Tract 17031824006 scores 5.4/10 — higher 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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