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Baldwin Eviction Risk: Moderate , Palatine

Tract 17031803608 · Cook County, IL · pop 8,110 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 17031803608 sits in the Baldwin neighborhood of Palatine, Illinois. It has a population of 8,110 and an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). 50% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 20% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,813/month against a median household income of $126,574 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 25% Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units3,298
Renter share49.8%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$126,574

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 3 tracts In Baldwin
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 14 tracts In Palatine
Very High
Within county
58 th percentile
Rank — 58th percentileBottomTop
#563 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Elevated
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank — 78th percentileBottomTop
#711 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Palatine and the region

Centroid at 42.1441, -88.0735 · click any tract to drill in

Why Baldwin scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Palatine
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,813 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palatine
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palatine
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palatine
5.9

How Baldwin compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Baldwin risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 803608Palatine: 5.95.9Palatineparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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)

  • 816Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 4.64%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.2%Peak (2003)
  • 31Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318036082001: 62 filings (4.70/100 renter HHs)2002: 80 filings (6.07/100 renter HHs)2003: 82 filings (6.22/100 renter HHs)2004: 71 filings (5.38/100 renter HHs)2005: 48 filings (4.90/100 renter HHs)2006: 57 filings (5.82/100 renter HHs)2007: 36 filings (3.67/100 renter HHs)2008: 65 filings (6.63/100 renter HHs)2009: 65 filings (6.63/100 renter HHs)2010: 54 filings (4.72/100 renter HHs)2011: 49 filings (3.72/100 renter HHs)2012: 44 filings (3.34/100 renter HHs)2013: 34 filings (2.58/100 renter HHs)2014: 38 filings (2.89/100 renter HHs)2015: 31 filings (2.36/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Baldwin. 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 17031803608

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031803608?

Census tract 17031803608 in the Baldwin neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 17031803608?

Median gross rent is $1,813/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031803608?

13.9% of residents in tract 17031803608 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,110.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031803608?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 50th, minority 41th, housing 17th.

Q5

Is tract 17031803608 considered part of Baldwin?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031803608 fall within Baldwin (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031803608?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 816 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031803608 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.64% of renter households, peaking at 6.2% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 17031803608 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 17031803608 compare to Palatine overall?

Tract 17031803608 scores 5.9/10 — right in line with the parent city of Palatine at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palatine eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Palatine

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

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