Neighborhood · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally

South Elmhurst Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17043844002 · DuPage County, IL · pop 4,054 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

For landlords sizing up the South Elmhurst area of Elmhurst, census tract 17043844002 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. It lands near the 65th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 81% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,580 monthly, set against $192,098 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 3% of occupied homes.

Risk score

1.1

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 1% Owners 97%

Tract context

Occupied units1,376

Renter share3.1%

SVI overall0.02

Poverty rate1.9%

Median income$192,098

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Elmhurst and the region

Centroid at 41.8853, -87.9350 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Elmhurst scores 1.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Elmhurst

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

1.9% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,580 rent vs county FMR

9.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Elmhurst

5.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Elmhurst

4.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Elmhurst

4.2

How South Elmhurst compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

3%Socioeconomic
45%Household composition
18%Racial/ethnic minority
1%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Elmhurst. 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.

5.0%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
5.0%Food insecurity
3.8%SNAP enrollment
3.4%Transit barriers
3.4%No health insurance
11.8%Frequent mental distress
17.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Elmhurst

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 9.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Elmhurst eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the DuPage County average of 5.2 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 2nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17043844002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043844002?

Census tract 17043844002 in the South Elmhurst neighborhood scores 1.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17043844002?

Median gross rent is $2,580/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17043844002?

1.9% of residents in tract 17043844002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,054.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17043844002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 45th, minority 18th, housing 1th.

Is tract 17043844002 considered part of South Elmhurst?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17043844002 fall within South Elmhurst (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17043844002 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.0% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17043844002 compare to Elmhurst overall?

Tract 17043844002 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Elmhurst at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elmhurst eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Elmhurst

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