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Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Carpentersville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17089850301 · Kane County, IL · pop 8,657 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Carpentersville

Carpentersville anchors census tract 17089850301, which lands at 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,506 a month against an average household income of $75,693 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 12% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,031
Renter share32.6%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate18.9%
Median income$75,693

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 6 tracts In Carpentersville
High
Within county
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#18 of 104 tracts In Kane County
High
Within state
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#1,870 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
National
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#51,553 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Carpentersville and the region

Centroid at 42.1296, -88.2723 · click any tract to drill in

Why Carpentersville scores 3.4

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
18.9% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,506 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 Carpentersville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Carpentersville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 850301Carpentersville: 4.44.4Carpentersvilleparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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)

  • 48Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 2.73%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.2%Peak (2011)
  • 25Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2011
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170898503012009: 10 filings (1.87/100 renter HHs)2010: 13 filings (2.12/100 renter HHs)2011: 25 filings (4.21/100 renter HHs)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Carpentersville

What moves this score most 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 above the Kane County average of 5.3 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 17089850301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089850301?

Census tract 17089850301 in Carpentersville scores 3.4/10 (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 17089850301?

Median gross rent is $1,506/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17089850301?

18.9% of residents in tract 17089850301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,657.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17089850301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 89th, minority 85th, housing 68th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17089850301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 48 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 17089850301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.73% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 17089850301 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.1% 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. 14.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17089850301 compare to Carpentersville overall?

Tract 17089850301 scores 3.4/10, 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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