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Oak Knolls Junior Eviction Risk: Lower , Carpentersville

Tract 17089850103 · Kane County, IL · pop 6,072 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 17089850103 runs through the Oak Knolls Junior area of Carpentersville. With 6,072 residents, it scores 5.2/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #45,139 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,560 a month while the average household earns $123,045 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 7% Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units2,083
Renter share9.4%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate2.1%
Median income$123,045

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Oak Knolls Junior
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 6 tracts In Carpentersville
Very Low
Within county
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#90 of 104 tracts In Kane County
Very Low
Within state
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#2,978 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Carpentersville and the region

Centroid at 42.1141, -88.3318 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oak Knolls Junior scores 1.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Carpentersville
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
2.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,560 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Carpentersville
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Carpentersville
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Carpentersville
5.7

How Oak Knolls Junior compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Oak Knolls Junior risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.31.3This tracttract 850103Carpentersville: 4.44.4Carpentersvilleparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 49Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 8.86%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.1%Peak (2011)
  • 20Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2011
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170898501032009: 13 filings (8.19/100 renter HHs)2010: 16 filings (9.25/100 renter HHs)2011: 20 filings (9.13/100 renter HHs)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oak Knolls Junior

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 Carpentersville 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 Kane County average of 5.3 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th 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 17089850103

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089850103?

Census tract 17089850103 in the Oak Knolls Junior neighborhood 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 17089850103?

Median gross rent is $1,560/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17089850103?

2.1% of residents in tract 17089850103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,072.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17089850103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 29th, minority 39th, housing 6th.
Q5

Is tract 17089850103 considered part of Oak Knolls Junior?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17089850103 fall within Oak Knolls Junior (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17089850103?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 49 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 17089850103 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.86% of renter households, peaking at 9.1% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17089850103 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17089850103 compare to Carpentersville overall?

Tract 17089850103 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Carpentersville at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Carpentersville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Carpentersville

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

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