Census Tract · Ranked #25,210 of 84,120 nationally

Downers Grove Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17043844401 · DuPage County, IL · pop 3,858 · 67% of tract blocks fall in Downers Grove

Census tract 17043844401 is in Downers Grove, Illinois. It has a population of 3,858 and an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). 62% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 36% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $3,250/month against a median household income of $174,083 — roughly 22% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 2% Owners 95%

Tract context

Occupied units1,413

Renter share5.2%

SVI overall0.11

Poverty rate3.7%

Median income$174,083

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Downers Grove and the region

Centroid at 41.8282, -88.0169 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downers Grove scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Downers Grove

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

$3,250 rent vs county FMR

10.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Downers Grove

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Downers Grove

5.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Downers Grove

4.7

How Downers Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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

2%Socioeconomic
36%Household composition
27%Racial/ethnic minority
32%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.

5.3%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
5.7%Food insecurity
4.3%SNAP enrollment
3.6%Transit barriers
4.0%No health insurance
10.5%Frequent mental distress
20.5%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17043844401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043844401?

Census tract 17043844401 in Downers Grove scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17043844401?

Median gross rent is $3,250/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17043844401?

3.7% of residents in tract 17043844401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,858.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17043844401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 36th, minority 27th, housing 32th.

What share of households in tract 17043844401 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.3% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17043844401 compare to Downers Grove overall?

Tract 17043844401 scores 5.8/10 — higher than the parent city of Downers Grove at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Downers Grove eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Downers Grove

Top eight tracts in Downers Grove ranked by composite eviction-risk score.