Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally
Utopia Eviction Risk: High , Oakbrook Terrace
Tract 17043844306 · DuPage County, IL · pop 6,007 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 8/10, tract 17043844306 in the Utopia area of Oakbrook Terrace, IL reads high for landlord eviction risk. It sits 3.6 points above the DuPage County average of 4.4.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units2,435
Renter share43.7%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate13.2%
Median income$73,717
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Oakbrook Terrace and the region
Centroid at 41.8513, -87.9818 · click any tract to drill in
Why Utopia scores 8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Oakbrook Terrace
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
13.2% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,925 rent vs county FMR
5.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oakbrook Terrace
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oakbrook Terrace
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oakbrook Terrace
6.8
How Utopia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Utopia. 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.
- 12.9%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.4%Food insecurity
- 13.1%SNAP enrollment
- 8.1%Transit barriers
- 9.7%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 24.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Utopia
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the national scale it lands near the 91st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 4.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 2.9 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 41% of renters.
Average gross rent is $1,925, close to the Oakbrook Terrace average. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $73,717. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 17043844306
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043844306?
Census tract 17043844306 in the Utopia neighborhood scores 8/10 (High 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 17043844306?
Median gross rent is $1,925/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17043844306?
13.2% of residents in tract 17043844306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,007.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17043844306?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 8th, minority 75th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 17043844306 considered part of Utopia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17043844306 fall within Utopia (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17043844306 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.9% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17043844306 compare to Oakbrook Terrace overall?
Tract 17043844306 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of Oakbrook Terrace at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oakbrook Terrace; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Related