Neighborhood · Northbrook, IL

Ancient Tree Eviction Risk: Lower

3 census tracts · pop 17,600 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10 · range 3.2–3.4

Ancient Tree spans 3 census tracts of Northbrook, IL and houses 17,600 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Northbrook baseline of 30.5%, 51% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

Average gross rent is $1,471, 40% below the Northbrook average of $2,463. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.2/10.

The voucher gap is 16.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. 11% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

Filings are well documented here: 204 across 3 observed tracts. Food insecurity affects 6.6% of adults, 11.2 points below the national rate. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10.

Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 15.9% of renter households. 4.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The most recent observed rate, 1.3% in 2015, is well off that peak.

That places it #1 of 5 neighborhoods in Northbrook.

With little internal variation, 3.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

3 tracts · population-weighted

Ancient Tree vs Northbrook How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

50.6% +66%

Northbrook: 30.5%

Average gross rent

$1,471 -40%

Northbrook: $2,463

Average HH income

$156,259 +1%

Northbrook: $155,321

Poverty rate

4.2% -6%

Northbrook: 4.5%

Renter share

12.1% -5%

Northbrook: 12.8%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ancient Tree and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 3.2–3.4

Why Ancient Tree scores 3.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts

5.2

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts

6.6

Rent control risk

51% of income on rent · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts

7.1

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

12% renter households · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts

3.4

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Economic stress

4.2% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.5 across tracts

1.2

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–8.4 across tracts

6.6

Risk score comparison

Ancient Tree vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Ancient Tree?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.2 points from 3.2 to 3.4. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

3.4 3.2 3.2

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Ancient Tree

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
17031801601	3.4	4,423	61%	$2,363
17031801606	3.2	7,456	44%	$2,071
17031801605	3.2	5,721	51%	—

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 19

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 9%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 30%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 44%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 37%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Ancient Tree

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

204Total filings (sum)
4.36%Avg annual filing rate
15.9%Peak year (2013)
1.31%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ancient Tree

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

5.4%Housing insecurity
3.1%Utility shutoff threat
6.5%Food insecurity
4.5%SNAP enrollment
4.5%No health insurance
21.3%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Ancient Tree

What is the eviction-risk score for Ancient Tree?

Ancient Tree scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

How does Ancient Tree compare to Northbrook overall?

Ancient Tree scores 1.3 points lower than Northbrook overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,471 vs $2,463.

What is the average rent in Ancient Tree?

Average gross rent in Ancient Tree is $1,471/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Ancient Tree residents are renters?

12% of Ancient Tree households are renter-occupied (vs 13% in Northbrook). The neighborhood has 17,600 residents.

Is Ancient Tree a high social-vulnerability area?

Ancient Tree sits in the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Ancient Tree have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Ancient Tree is census tract 17031801601 (score 3.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.2 to 3.4, a spread of 0.2 points.

How safe is Ancient Tree for landlords?

Ancient Tree carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Northbrook as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Ancient Tree?

Ancient Tree has 17,552 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (19.4%), Hispanic / Latino (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Ancient Tree

4.2 Northfield Woods 3 tracts · pop 11,520 4 Southgate at The Glen 3 tracts · pop 13,277 4.4 Tall Trees 3 tracts · pop 13,069 4.3 Forest River 3 tracts · pop 15,501 4.4 Swainwood 3 tracts · pop 11,561 3 Lake View 2 tracts · pop 6,989

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Northbrook

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Ancient Tree.

3.2 Williamsburg Square 1 tracts · pop 6,367 3.2 Northbrook Park 1 tracts · pop 6,308 3.2 White Plains 1 tracts · pop 3,568 3.2 Northbrook Manor 1 tracts · pop 4,911

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