Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
West Chicago Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17043841605 · DuPage County, IL · pop 3,473 · 39% of tract blocks fall in West Chicago
The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 17043841605 reflects conditions in West Chicago, Illinois. On the national scale it ranks #20,884 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,471 a month while the average household earns $110,833 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,212
Renter share13.3%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$110,833
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Chicago and the region
Centroid at 41.8598, -88.2287 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Chicago scores 2.9
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
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,471 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 West Chicago compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%Housing & transportation
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.
- 11.4%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.1%Food insecurity
- 10.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.8%Transit barriers
- 10.2%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 24.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Chicago
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 above the DuPage County average of 5.2 and above 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 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 17043841605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043841605?
Census tract 17043841605 in West Chicago scores 2.9/10 (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 17043841605?
Median gross rent is $1,471/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17043841605?
12.4% of residents in tract 17043841605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,473.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17043841605?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 66th, minority 56th, housing 61th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17043841605 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.4% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17043841605 compare to West Chicago overall?
Tract 17043841605 scores 2.9/10, 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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