Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,256 of 84,120 nationally
Elgin Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17089851400 · Kane County, IL · pop 6,567 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 17089851400 sits in the Elgin Historic District neighborhood of Elgin, Illinois. It has a population of 6,567 and an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). 39% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 24% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,287/month against a median household income of $74,231 — roughly 21% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,954
Renter share34.0%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$74,231
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elgin and the region
Centroid at 42.0285, -88.2675 · click any tract to drill in
Why Elgin Historic District scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,287 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Elgin Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 47Total filings over 3 yrs
- 2.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.7%Peak (2009)
- 17Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Elgin Historic District. 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.
- 28.8%Housing insecurity
- 16.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 36.9%Food insecurity
- 32.2%SNAP enrollment
- 16.7%Transit barriers
- 29.4%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 36.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17089851400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089851400?
Census tract 17089851400 in the Elgin Historic District neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 17089851400?
Median gross rent is $1,287/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17089851400?
19.7% of residents in tract 17089851400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,567.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17089851400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 59th, minority 87th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 17089851400 considered part of Elgin Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17089851400 fall within Elgin Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17089851400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 47 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 17089851400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.30% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17089851400 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.8% 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. 16.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17089851400 compare to Elgin overall?
Tract 17089851400 scores 5.1/10 — higher than the parent city of Elgin at 4.4/10. 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.
Tract · IL
College Green
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Columbia Park
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Elgin Historic District
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
Elgin Historic District
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
Elgin Historic District
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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Almora Heights
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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College Park
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
Providence
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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