Neighborhood · Ranked #56,146 of 84,120 nationally

Elgin Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17089851600 · Kane County, IL · pop 6,288 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 17089851600 sits in the Elgin Historic District neighborhood of Elgin, Illinois. It has a population of 6,288 and an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). 38% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 24% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $995/month against a median household income of $76,894 — roughly 16% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 26% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units2,196

Renter share42.5%

SVI overall0.86

Poverty rate11.8%

Median income$76,894

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Elgin and the region

Centroid at 42.0271, -88.2898 · click any tract to drill in

Why Elgin Historic District scores 4.8

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

11.8% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$995 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 86

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

76%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
85%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)

115Total filings over 3 yrs
3.67%Avg annual filing rate
4.2%Peak (2011)
45Filings in 2011 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2009 — 2011

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.

21.4%Housing insecurity
11.3%Utility-shutoff threat
26.4%Food insecurity
21.7%SNAP enrollment
12.1%Transit barriers
22.5%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
32.9%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17089851600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089851600?

Census tract 17089851600 in the Elgin Historic District neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17089851600?

Median gross rent is $995/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17089851600?

11.8% of residents in tract 17089851600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,288.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17089851600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 78th, minority 85th, housing 85th.

Is tract 17089851600 considered part of Elgin Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17089851600 fall within Elgin Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17089851600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 115 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 17089851600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.67% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 17089851600 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.4% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17089851600 compare to Elgin overall?

Tract 17089851600 scores 4.8/10 — 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.