Within parent city
64
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally
Downers Grove Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17043845602 · DuPage County, IL · pop 4,747 · 89% of tract blocks fall in Downers Grove
17043845602 is a census tract in Downers Grove, IL. It scores 4.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,747 residents. 57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the DuPage County average of 41.4%.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,021
Renter share31.7%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$98,646
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Downers Grove and the region
Centroid at 41.7883, -87.9930 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downers Grove scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,128 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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.
- 7.7%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.3%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 4.9%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 13.8%Frequent mental distress
- 21.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downers Grove
Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.1/10. Average gross rent is $1,128, 32% below the Downers Grove average. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.4/10.
The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Food insecurity runs 8.3% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 6.9% against 15.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #42,813 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Against average income of $98,646, annual rent is just 14%. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the DuPage County average of 4.4 closely.
32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17043845602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043845602?
Census tract 17043845602 in Downers Grove scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17043845602?
Median gross rent is $1,128/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17043845602?
4.2% of residents in tract 17043845602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,747.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17043845602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 16th, minority 30th, housing 36th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17043845602 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.7% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17043845602 compare to Downers Grove overall?
Tract 17043845602 scores 4.4/10, right in line with 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.
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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Belmont
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
Belmont
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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Belmont
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
17043845703
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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17043844901
3.9
/ 10 · Low
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17043845601
3.7
/ 10 · Low
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