2 census tracts · pop 7,120 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.6–5.9
Heatherlea is a 2-tract neighborhood of Palatine, IL, population 7,120. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 31.3% citywide, putting Heatherlea 18.0% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Court records carry 417 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 7.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.7% in 2015, is well off that peak. At $1,441 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Palatine commands.
Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of Palatine, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Winthrop Village and Baldwin.
Against average income of $89,329, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Its 2 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Heatherlea vs PalatineHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Heatherlea
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
417Total filings (sum)
3.63%Avg annual filing rate
7.8%Peak year (2013)
1.64%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Heatherlea
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.8%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility shutoff threat
11.8%Food insecurity
9.6%SNAP enrollment
7.6%No health insurance
24.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Heatherlea
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Heatherlea?
Heatherlea scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Heatherlea compare to Palatine overall?
Heatherlea scores 0.1 points lower than Palatine overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,441 vs $1,549.
Q3
What is the average rent in Heatherlea?
Average gross rent in Heatherlea is $1,441/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Heatherlea residents are renters?
32% of Heatherlea households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Palatine). The neighborhood has 7,120 residents.
Q5
Is Heatherlea a high social-vulnerability area?
Heatherlea sits in the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Heatherlea have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Heatherlea is census tract 17031803604 (score 5.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 5.9, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Heatherlea for landlords?
Heatherlea carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Palatine as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Heatherlea?
Heatherlea has 7,085 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.7%), Hispanic / Latino (14.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
