Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Eviction Risk: Lower , West Chicago
Tract 17043841326 · DuPage County, IL · pop 3,735 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
For landlords sizing up the Lakewood neighborhood of West Chicago, census tract 17043841326 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,828 a month against an average household income of $161,346 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,248
Renter share7.7%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$161,346
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Chicago and the region
Centroid at 41.9176, -88.1854 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakewood scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Chicago
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,828 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Chicago
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Chicago
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Chicago
7.0
How Lakewood 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.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 1%Housing & transportation
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.
- 6.4%Housing insecurity
- 3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.4%Food insecurity
- 5.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.3%Transit barriers
- 4.7%No health insurance
- 12.4%Frequent mental distress
- 20.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakewood
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from West Chicago eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17043841326
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043841326?
Census tract 17043841326 in the Lakewood neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17043841326?
Median gross rent is $1,828/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17043841326?
3.7% of residents in tract 17043841326 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,735.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17043841326?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 12th, minority 34th, housing 1th.
Q5
Is tract 17043841326 considered part of Lakewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17043841326 fall within Lakewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17043841326 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.4% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17043841326 compare to West Chicago overall?
Tract 17043841326 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of West Chicago at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Chicago eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Chicago
Top eight tracts in West Chicago ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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