1 census tracts · pop 6,041 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Techny is a one-tract neighborhood of Northfield, IL and houses 6,041 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. The voucher gap is 33.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Severe burden reaches 28%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 8.3/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.7/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 4.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 33% of renter households. Court records for this tract carry 45 eviction filings.
On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.6/10. 3.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. At $2,349 a month, rents sit 13% over what the rest of Northfield commands.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 5.4% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 3.4% in 2015 against a 5.4% peak.
At 13% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Techny vs NorthfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Techny
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
45Total filings (sum)
4.51%Avg annual filing rate
5.4%Peak year (2013)
3.40%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Techny
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.5%Housing insecurity
2.8%Utility shutoff threat
5.0%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
3.4%No health insurance
19.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Techny
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Techny?
Techny scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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.
Q2
How does Techny compare to Northfield overall?
Techny scores 1.1 points lower than Northfield overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,349 vs $2,083.
Q3
What is the average rent in Techny?
Average gross rent in Techny is $2,349/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Techny residents are renters?
13% of Techny households are renter-occupied (vs 8% in Northfield). The neighborhood has 6,041 residents.
Q5
Is Techny a high social-vulnerability area?
Techny sits in the 15th 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.
Q6
How safe is Techny for landlords?
Techny carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Northfield as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Techny?
Techny has 6,339 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
