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Hidden Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Arlington Heights

Tract 17031803612 · Cook County, IL · pop 3,470 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 17031803612 sits in the Hidden Creek neighborhood of Arlington Heights, Illinois. It has a population of 3,470 and an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). 36% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 27% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,406/month against a median household income of $67,500 — roughly 25% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 50% Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units1,410
Renter share78.2%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$67,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 5 tracts In Hidden Creek
Moderate
Within parent city
69 th percentile
Rank — 69th percentileBottomTop
#6 of 17 tracts In Arlington Heights
Elevated
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank — 19th percentileBottomTop
#1,079 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
42 th percentile
Rank — 42th percentileBottomTop
#1,897 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Arlington Heights and the region

Centroid at 42.1499, -88.0088 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hidden Creek scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Arlington Heights
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,406 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arlington Heights
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arlington Heights
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arlington Heights
3.8

How Hidden Creek compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hidden Creek risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 803612Arlington Heights: 5.25.2Arlington Heightsparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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)

  • 617Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 6.79%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.8%Peak (2010)
  • 25Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318036122001: 26 filings (5.09/100 renter HHs)2002: 31 filings (6.07/100 renter HHs)2003: 46 filings (9.00/100 renter HHs)2004: 48 filings (9.39/100 renter HHs)2005: 39 filings (8.24/100 renter HHs)2006: 43 filings (9.09/100 renter HHs)2007: 46 filings (9.72/100 renter HHs)2008: 41 filings (8.66/100 renter HHs)2009: 44 filings (9.30/100 renter HHs)2010: 49 filings (4.77/100 renter HHs)2011: 46 filings (5.09/100 renter HHs)2012: 45 filings (4.98/100 renter HHs)2013: 48 filings (5.31/100 renter HHs)2014: 40 filings (4.42/100 renter HHs)2015: 25 filings (2.77/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hidden Creek. 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 17031803612

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031803612?

Census tract 17031803612 in the Hidden Creek neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 17031803612?

Median gross rent is $1,406/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031803612?

19.7% of residents in tract 17031803612 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,470.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031803612?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 55th, minority 78th, housing 67th.

Q5

Is tract 17031803612 considered part of Hidden Creek?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031803612 fall within Hidden Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031803612?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 617 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031803612 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.79% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 17031803612 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.4% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 17031803612 compare to Arlington Heights overall?

Tract 17031803612 scores 5.2/10 — right in line with the parent city of Arlington Heights at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Arlington Heights eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Arlington Heights

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

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