Census Tract · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally
Downers Grove Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17043844901 ·
DuPage County, IL · pop 3,472
With a score of 3.9/10, tract 17043844901 in Downers Grove, IL reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,472 residents. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.4/10.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%Stable renters 21%Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,545
Renter share36.3%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$125,903
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
36th percentile
#8 of 12 tracts In Downers Grove
Low
Within county
35th percentile
#142 of 219 tracts In DuPage County
Low
Within state
32th percentile
#2,213 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
National
40th percentile
#50,654 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Downers Grove and the region
Centroid at 41.7975, -88.0024 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downers Grove scores 3.9
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
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,636 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
7.1%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
7.5%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
5.0%No health insurance
13.7%Frequent mental distress
20.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downers Grove
21% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Food insecurity runs 7.5% against 17.8% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 7.1% against 14.2% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 40th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 2.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $125,903, annual rent is just 16%.
Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 42% of renters. It tracks the DuPage County average of 4.4 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,636, close to the Downers Grove average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17043844901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043844901?
Census tract 17043844901 in Downers Grove scores 3.9/10 (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 17043844901?
Median gross rent is $1,636/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17043844901?
5.8% of residents in tract 17043844901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,472.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17043844901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 3th, minority 25th, housing 72th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17043844901 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17043844901 compare to Downers Grove overall?
Tract 17043844901 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Downers Grove at 4.4/10. 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.
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