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Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Elgin Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17089851400 · Kane County, IL · pop 6,567 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 17089851400 reflects conditions in the Elgin Historic District area of Elgin, Illinois. It lands near the 43rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

39% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,287 a month against an average household income of $74,231 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
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 neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 7 tracts In Elgin Historic District
Very High
Within parent city
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 25 tracts In Elgin
High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 104 tracts In Kane County
Very High
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#1,678 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
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 3.7

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
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.
Elgin Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.73.7This tracttract 851400Elgin: 4.24.2Elginparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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)

  • 47Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 2.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.7%Peak (2009)
  • 17Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2011
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170898514002009: 18 filings (2.73/100 renter HHs)2010: 12 filings (1.75/100 renter HHs)2011: 17 filings (2.43/100 renter HHs)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Elgin Historic District

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.9/10. 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 below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 47 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.7% of renter households in 2009.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 82nd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

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 3.7/10 (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 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 3.7/10, lower than 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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