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Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

College Green Eviction Risk: Moderate , Elgin

Tract 17089854900 · Kane County, IL · pop 5,783 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

How risky is College Green in Elgin for landlords? Census tract 17089854900 scores 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #32,525 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,130 monthly, set against $73,721 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 13% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,036
Renter share34.7%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate25.0%
Median income$73,721

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In College Green
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 25 tracts In Elgin
Very High
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 104 tracts In Kane County
Very High
Within state
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#1,443 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Elgin and the region

Centroid at 42.0135, -88.2973 · click any tract to drill in

Why College Green scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Elgin
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
25.0% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,130 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elgin
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elgin
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elgin
3.5

How College Green compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
College Green risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.14.1This tracttract 854900Elgin: 4.24.2Elginparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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)

  • 93Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 3.90%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.2%Peak (2011)
  • 35Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2011
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170898549002009: 34 filings (4.35/100 renter HHs)2010: 24 filings (3.12/100 renter HHs)2011: 35 filings (4.24/100 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 College Green

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Elgin 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 riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 93 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 3.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.2% of renter households in 2011.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17089854900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089854900?

Census tract 17089854900 in the College Green neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 17089854900?

Median gross rent is $1,130/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17089854900?

25.0% of residents in tract 17089854900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,783.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17089854900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 79th, minority 75th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 17089854900 considered part of College Green?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17089854900 fall within College Green (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17089854900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 93 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 17089854900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.90% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17089854900 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.5% 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. 12.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17089854900 compare to Elgin overall?

Tract 17089854900 scores 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Elgin at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elgin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Elgin

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

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