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Techny Eviction Risk: Moderate , Northfield

Tract 17031801800 · Cook County, IL · pop 6,041 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 17031801800 sits in the Techny neighborhood of Northfield, Illinois. It has a population of 6,041 and an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). 33% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 28% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,349/month against a median household income of $191,625 — roughly 15% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 8% Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units2,498
Renter share12.6%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$191,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Techny
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 2 tracts In Northfield
Very Low
Within county
16 th percentile
Rank — 16th percentileBottomTop
#1,119 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
37 th percentile
Rank — 37th percentileBottomTop
#2,045 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Northfield and the region

Centroid at 42.1152, -87.7876 · click any tract to drill in

Why Techny scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Northfield
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$2,349 rent vs county FMR
8.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Northfield
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Northfield
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Northfield
5.1

How Techny compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Techny risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 801800Northfield: 5.25.2Northfieldparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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)

  • 45Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 4.51%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.4%Peak (2013)
  • 5Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318018002001: 2 filings (2.19/100 renter HHs)2002: 2 filings (2.19/100 renter HHs)2003: 2 filings (2.19/100 renter HHs)2004: 1 filings (1.09/100 renter HHs)2005: 1 filings (4.07/100 renter HHs)2006: 3 filings (12.22/100 renter HHs)2007: 1 filings (4.07/100 renter HHs)2008: 1 filings (4.07/100 renter HHs)2009: 4 filings (16.29/100 renter HHs)2010: 4 filings (2.88/100 renter HHs)2011: 4 filings (2.72/100 renter HHs)2012: 2 filings (1.36/100 renter HHs)2013: 8 filings (5.44/100 renter HHs)2014: 5 filings (3.40/100 renter HHs)2015: 5 filings (3.40/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 150% over the past 15 months.
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 17031801800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031801800?

Census tract 17031801800 in the Techny neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 17031801800?

Median gross rent is $2,349/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031801800?

6.8% of residents in tract 17031801800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,041.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031801800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 21th, minority 36th, housing 52th.

Q5

Is tract 17031801800 considered part of Techny?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031801800 fall within Techny (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031801800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 45 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031801800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.51% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 17031801800 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.5% 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. 2.8% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 17031801800 compare to Northfield overall?

Tract 17031801800 scores 5.1/10 — right in line with the parent city of Northfield at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Northfield; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Northfield

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

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