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North Northfield Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wheeling

Tract 17031802506 · Cook County, IL · pop 2,517 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 17031802506 sits in the North Northfield neighborhood of Wheeling, Illinois. It has a population of 2,517 and an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). 29% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 16% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,482/month against a median household income of $83,971 — roughly 21% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 23% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units796
Renter share33.0%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$83,971

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In North Northfield
Moderate
Within parent city
14 th percentile
Rank — 14th percentileBottomTop
#7 of 8 tracts In Wheeling
Very Low
Within county
11 th percentile
Rank — 11th percentileBottomTop
#1,179 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
29 th percentile
Rank — 29th percentileBottomTop
#2,320 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wheeling and the region

Centroid at 42.1300, -87.8978 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Northfield scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wheeling
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,482 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wheeling
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wheeling
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wheeling
4.7

How North Northfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
North Northfield risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 802506Wheeling: 5.75.7Wheelingparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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)

  • 115Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 2.23%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.6%Peak (2013)
  • 11Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318025062001: 4 filings (0.96/100 renter HHs)2002: 2 filings (0.48/100 renter HHs)2003: 4 filings (0.96/100 renter HHs)2004: 3 filings (0.72/100 renter HHs)2005: 5 filings (1.16/100 renter HHs)2006: 6 filings (1.40/100 renter HHs)2007: 8 filings (1.86/100 renter HHs)2008: 6 filings (1.40/100 renter HHs)2009: 14 filings (3.26/100 renter HHs)2010: 5 filings (1.95/100 renter HHs)2011: 7 filings (2.33/100 renter HHs)2012: 12 filings (3.99/100 renter HHs)2013: 20 filings (6.64/100 renter HHs)2014: 8 filings (2.66/100 renter HHs)2015: 11 filings (3.65/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 175% 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 17031802506

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031802506?

Census tract 17031802506 in the North Northfield neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 17031802506?

Median gross rent is $1,482/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031802506?

10.7% of residents in tract 17031802506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,517.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031802506?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 13th, minority 75th, housing 55th.

Q5

Is tract 17031802506 considered part of North Northfield?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031802506 fall within North Northfield (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031802506?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 115 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031802506 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.23% of renter households, peaking at 6.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 17031802506 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.6% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 17031802506 compare to Wheeling overall?

Tract 17031802506 scores 4.9/10 — lower than the parent city of Wheeling at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wheeling eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wheeling

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

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