Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Fieldstone Eviction Risk: Lower , Elgin
Tract 17031804405 · Cook County, IL · pop 3,348 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Eviction risk in the Fieldstone area of Elgin centers on tract 17031804405, which scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,348 residents. On the national scale it ranks #72,163 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,118 a month against an average household income of $75,372 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 46%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,090
Renter share64.8%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$75,372
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elgin and the region
Centroid at 42.0348, -88.2430 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fieldstone scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Elgin
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,118 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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 Fieldstone 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.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%Housing & transportation
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)
- 323Total filings over 15 yrs
- 10.23%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.3%Peak (2014)
- 28Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Fieldstone. 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.
- 23.5%Housing insecurity
- 12.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.8%Food insecurity
- 22.1%SNAP enrollment
- 12.6%Transit barriers
- 21.8%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 30.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fieldstone
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 3.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 well below the Cook County average of 5.7 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 23.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 323 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 10.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.3% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031804405
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031804405?
Census tract 17031804405 in the Fieldstone neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 17031804405?
Median gross rent is $1,118/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031804405?
12.8% of residents in tract 17031804405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,348.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031804405?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 78th, minority 91th, housing 89th.
Q5
Is tract 17031804405 considered part of Fieldstone?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031804405 fall within Fieldstone (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031804405?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 323 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031804405 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.23% of renter households, peaking at 8.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031804405 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.5% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031804405 compare to Elgin overall?
Tract 17031804405 scores 3.2/10, 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Elgin
Top eight tracts in Elgin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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