7 census tracts · pop 26,338 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 3.4–7.3
Lace spans 7 census tracts of Darien, IL, population 26,338. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, Moderate tier. The 7 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.4 to 7.3, a 3.9-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Against a Darien baseline of 28.5%, 42% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.7/10. At $1,349 a month, rents sit 27% under what the rest of Darien commands.
The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. At 28% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 3.9 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
4.7
Moderate
7 tracts · population-weighted
Lace vs DarienHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lace
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.4%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
10.2%Food insecurity
8.3%SNAP enrollment
6.6%No health insurance
24.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lace?
Lace scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 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 Lace compare to Darien overall?
Lace scores 0.5 points higher than Darien overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,349 vs $1,857.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lace?
Average gross rent in Lace is $1,349/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lace residents are renters?
28% of Lace households are renter-occupied (vs 21% in Darien). The neighborhood has 26,338 residents.
Q5
Is Lace a high social-vulnerability area?
Lace sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Lace have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lace is census tract 17043845506 (score 7.3/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 7.3, a spread of 3.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Lace for landlords?
Lace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 7 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Darien as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lace?
Lace has 26,468 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.8%), Hispanic / Latino (12.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
