Census Tract · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally

Downers Grove Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17043845601 · DuPage County, IL · pop 4,613 · 80% of tract blocks fall in Downers Grove

In Downers Grove, census tract 17043845601 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 39% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,387 monthly, set against $125,963 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.3

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 25% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units1,677

Renter share38.1%

SVI overall0.36

Poverty rate4.1%

Median income$125,963

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Downers Grove and the region

Centroid at 41.7784, -88.0002 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downers Grove scores 1.3

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

4.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,387 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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: 36

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

19%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
64%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.

9.5%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
8.6%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
14.4%Frequent mental distress
22.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downers Grove

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.4/10. 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 Downers Grove eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the DuPage County average of 5.2 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17043845601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043845601?

Census tract 17043845601 in Downers Grove scores 1.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17043845601?

Median gross rent is $1,387/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17043845601?

4.1% of residents in tract 17043845601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,613.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17043845601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 38th, minority 47th, housing 64th.

What share of households in tract 17043845601 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.5% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17043845601 compare to Downers Grove overall?

Tract 17043845601 scores 1.3/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Downers Grove

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