2 census tracts · pop 6,589 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 3.4–5.8
Saddlewood is a 2-tract neighborhood of Carol Stream, IL, population 6,589. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. At $728 a month, rents sit 52% under what the rest of Carol Stream commands.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.4 to 5.8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. 28% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2.6/10. For a like-for-like read, Cloverdale and Northwoods score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $113,745, annual rent is only 8%, a wide affordability cushion. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Saddlewood vs Carol StreamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Saddlewood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.1%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility shutoff threat
14.2%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
9.2%No health insurance
24.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Saddlewood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Saddlewood?
Saddlewood scores 4.8/10 (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 Saddlewood compare to Carol Stream overall?
Saddlewood scores 0.4 points higher than Carol Stream overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $728 vs $1,529.
Q3
What is the average rent in Saddlewood?
Average gross rent in Saddlewood is $728/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Saddlewood residents are renters?
43% of Saddlewood households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Carol Stream). The neighborhood has 6,589 residents.
Q5
Is Saddlewood a high social-vulnerability area?
Saddlewood sits in the 53rd 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 Saddlewood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Saddlewood is census tract 17043841708 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 5.8, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Saddlewood for landlords?
Saddlewood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Carol Stream as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Saddlewood?
Saddlewood has 6,545 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.2%), Hispanic / Latino (17.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
