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Census Tract · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally

Carol Stream Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17043841324 · DuPage County, IL · pop 2,897 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Carol Stream

With a score of 3.4/10, tract 17043841324 in Carol Stream, IL reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,897. The severe-burden share is 54%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 1% Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units870
Renter share2.8%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate1.8%
Median income$131,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 9 tracts In Carol Stream
Very Low
Within county
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#172 of 219 tracts In DuPage County
Low
Within state
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#2,555 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#59,654 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Carol Stream and the region

Centroid at 41.9241, -88.1509 · click any tract to drill in

Why Carol Stream scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Carol Stream
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
1.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,538 rent vs county FMR
9.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Carol Stream
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Carol Stream
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Carol Stream
4.4

How Carol Stream compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Carol Stream risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 841324Carol Stream: 4.44.4Carol Streamparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.15.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 4

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Carol Stream

Against DuPage County at 41.4%, 79% of renters here are cost-burdened. At $2,538 a month, rents run 66% over what the rest of Carol Stream commands.

The voucher gap is 44.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. What pushes it up most is supply constraint at 9.4/10.

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10. Against the DuPage County average of 4.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points.

SNAP participation runs 7.5% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 10.5% against 17.8% nationally. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 6.9/10.

On the national scale it lands near the 29th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 3% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

Social vulnerability reads 1.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.7 points cooler.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 17043841324

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043841324?

Census tract 17043841324 in Carol Stream scores 3.4/10 (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 17043841324?

Median gross rent is $2,538/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17043841324?

1.8% of residents in tract 17043841324 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,897.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17043841324?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 10th, minority 60th, housing 2th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 17043841324 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.9% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 17043841324 compare to Carol Stream overall?

Tract 17043841324 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Carol Stream at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Carol Stream eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Carol Stream

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

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