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Census Tract · Ranked #22,404 of 84,120 nationally

Geneva Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17089852606 · Kane County, IL · pop 4,955 · 63% of tract blocks fall in Geneva

Census tract 17089852606 is in Geneva, Illinois. It has a population of 4,955 and an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). 67% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 41% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,750/month against a median household income of $182,722 — roughly 18% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 6% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,808
Renter share17.7%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate1.3%
Median income$182,722

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 5 tracts In Geneva
Very High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank — 88th percentileBottomTop
#13 of 104 tracts In Kane County
High
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank — 78th percentileBottomTop
#711 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
High
National
73 th percentile
Rank — 73th percentileBottomTop
#22,404 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Geneva and the region

Centroid at 41.8691, -88.3280 · click any tract to drill in

Why Geneva scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Geneva
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
1.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,750 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Geneva
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Geneva
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Geneva
3.8

How Geneva compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Geneva risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 852606Geneva: 5.35.3Genevaparent cityCounty: 5.35.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

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

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)

  • 7Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 1.36%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.5%Peak (2009)
  • 3Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 — 2011
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170898526062009: 3 filings (2.45/100 renter HHs)2010: 1 filings (0.30/100 renter HHs)2011: 3 filings (1.33/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

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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.

Frequently asked

About tract 17089852606

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089852606?

Census tract 17089852606 in Geneva scores 5.9/10 (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 17089852606?

Median gross rent is $2,750/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17089852606?

1.3% of residents in tract 17089852606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,955.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17089852606?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 44th, minority 31th, housing 50th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17089852606?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 7 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 17089852606 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.36% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 17089852606 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.5% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17089852606 compare to Geneva overall?

Tract 17089852606 scores 5.9/10 — higher than the parent city of Geneva at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Geneva; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Geneva

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

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