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Census Tract · Ranked #28,252 of 84,120 nationally

St. Charles Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17089852201 · Kane County, IL · pop 4,964

Census tract 17089852201 is in St. Charles, Illinois. It has a population of 4,964 and an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). 68% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 45% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,953/month against a median household income of $104,600 — roughly 22% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 9% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units2,094
Renter share28.5%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$104,600

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 8 tracts In St. Charles
Very High
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank — 77th percentileBottomTop
#25 of 104 tracts In Kane County
High
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank — 69th percentileBottomTop
#1,017 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Elevated
National
66 th percentile
Rank — 66th percentileBottomTop
#28,252 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across St. Charles and the region

Centroid at 41.9020, -88.3214 · click any tract to drill in

Why St. Charles scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from St. Charles
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,953 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from St. Charles
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from St. Charles
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from St. Charles
4.3

How St. Charles compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
St. Charles risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 852201St. Charles: 5.15.1St. Charlesparent cityCounty: 5.35.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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)

  • 39Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 2.91%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.4%Peak (2011)
  • 16Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 — 2011
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170898522012009: 9 filings (2.23/100 renter HHs)2010: 14 filings (3.14/100 renter HHs)2011: 16 filings (3.36/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 17089852201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089852201?

Census tract 17089852201 in St. Charles scores 5.7/10 (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 17089852201?

Median gross rent is $1,953/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17089852201?

5.5% of residents in tract 17089852201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,964.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17089852201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 59th, minority 21th, housing 22th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17089852201?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 39 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 17089852201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.91% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 17089852201 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.4% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17089852201 compare to St. Charles overall?

Tract 17089852201 scores 5.7/10 — higher than the parent city of St. Charles at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from St. Charles eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in St. Charles

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

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