1 census tracts · pop 6,358 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Century Oaks maps to a single census tract in Elgin, IL, population 6,358. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
16% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.6/10. Court records for this tract carry 219 eviction filings.
Against a Elgin baseline of 29.5%, roughly one in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 7.3% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 6.7% in 2011 against a 7.3% peak. That places it #4 of 16 neighborhoods in Elgin. The closest comparables inside the same city are Elgin Historic District and Maple Manor.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,368, close to the Elgin average.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $66,143. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.1/10 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
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Century Oaks vs ElginHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport97%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Century Oaks
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
219Total filings (sum)
6.67%Avg annual filing rate
7.3%Peak year (2010)
6.68%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Century Oaks
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.2%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility shutoff threat
16.4%Food insecurity
13.5%SNAP enrollment
12.7%No health insurance
27.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Century Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Century Oaks?
Century Oaks scores 5.1/10 (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 Century Oaks compare to Elgin overall?
Century Oaks scores 1.1 points higher than Elgin overall (4/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,368 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Century Oaks?
Average gross rent in Century Oaks is $1,368/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Century Oaks residents are renters?
36% of Century Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Elgin). The neighborhood has 6,358 residents.
Q5
Is Century Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Century Oaks sits in the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Century Oaks for landlords?
Century Oaks carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Century Oaks?
Century Oaks has 6,001 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.1%), Hispanic / Latino (33.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
