1 census tracts · pop 7,052 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 4.3–4.3
Almora Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Elgin, IL, population 7,052. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 58% against 29.5% citywide, putting Almora Heights 28.6% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 36%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.5/10.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The filing record is not thin: 118 evictions logged in this tract. Average gross rent is $1,153, 15% below the Elgin average of $1,361.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.8/10. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 4.8% of renter households.
Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Elgin, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 2.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, College Park and Fieldstone score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $98,705, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Almora Heights vs ElginHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Almora Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
118Total filings (sum)
4.68%Avg annual filing rate
4.8%Peak year (2011)
4.76%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Almora Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.7%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility shutoff threat
15.9%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
13.5%No health insurance
27.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Almora Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Almora Heights?
Almora Heights scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Almora Heights compare to Elgin overall?
Almora Heights scores 0.3 points higher than Elgin overall (4/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,153 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Almora Heights?
Average gross rent in Almora Heights is $1,153/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Almora Heights residents are renters?
24% of Almora Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Elgin). The neighborhood has 7,052 residents.
Q5
Is Almora Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Almora Heights sits in the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Almora Heights for landlords?
Almora Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Elgin as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Almora Heights?
Almora Heights has 6,827 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44.4%), Hispanic / Latino (41.6%), Other / Multiracial (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
