Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally
West Chicago Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 17043841313 · DuPage County, IL · pop 2,685 · 26% of tract blocks fall in West Chicago
Census tract 17043841313 covers part of West Chicago, IL, and scores 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,685 residents. The severe-burden share is 66%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,095
Renter share20.4%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$88,365
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Chicago and the region
Centroid at 41.9248, -88.2282 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Chicago scores 7.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Chicago
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,795 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Chicago
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Chicago
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Chicago
7.0
How West Chicago compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.7%Food insecurity
- 10.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 28.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Chicago
Cost burden runs 84% here against 41.4% across DuPage County. Against the DuPage County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.8 points.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.1/10. Average gross rent is $1,795, 22% above the West Chicago average.
Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7/10. On the national scale it lands near the 86th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 20% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
The legal-climate inputs (statute speed, court posture, rent-regulation exposure) come from West Chicago eviction risk as a whole. Only the economic and supply signals are measured inside this tract. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6/10. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 2.1 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $88,365.
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 17043841313
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043841313?
Census tract 17043841313 in West Chicago scores 7.2/10 (Elevated 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 17043841313?
Median gross rent is $1,795/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 84% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17043841313?
14.6% of residents in tract 17043841313 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,685.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17043841313?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 24th, minority 22th, housing 78th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17043841313 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17043841313 compare to West Chicago overall?
Tract 17043841313 scores 7.2/10, higher than the parent city of West Chicago at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Chicago eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Chicago
Top eight tracts in West Chicago ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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