Within parent city
69
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Wheaton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17043841902 · DuPage County, IL · pop 4,149 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Wheaton
In Wheaton, census tract 17043841902 scores 5.4/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #38,962 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,163 monthly, set against $102,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units757
Renter share41.3%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$102,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wheaton and the region
Centroid at 41.8715, -88.0938 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wheaton scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wheaton
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,163 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wheaton
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wheaton
6.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wheaton
4.3
How Wheaton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%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.
- 8.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.2%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 19.6%Frequent mental distress
- 20.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wheaton
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.1/10. 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 Wheaton 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 in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 23rd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17043841902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043841902?
Census tract 17043841902 in Wheaton scores 2/10 (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 17043841902?
Median gross rent is $1,163/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17043841902?
7.8% of residents in tract 17043841902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,149.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17043841902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 1th, minority 42th, housing 76th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17043841902 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.4% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17043841902 compare to Wheaton overall?
Tract 17043841902 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Wheaton at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wheaton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wheaton
Top eight tracts in Wheaton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · IL
17043842604
2.7
/ 10 · Low
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Jewell Road
2.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IL
Foxcroft
2.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IL
17043842400
2.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IL
17043842605
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · IL
17043841801
1.8
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · IL
Foxcroft
1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · IL
17043842500
1.3
/ 10 · Very Low
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