Census Tract · Ranked #71,774 of 84,120 nationally

Buffalo Grove Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17097864518 · Lake County, IL · pop 5,148 · 91% of tract blocks fall in Buffalo Grove

Census tract 17097864518 is in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. It has a population of 5,148 and an eviction-risk score of 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). 5% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 0% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,355/month against a median household income of $188,384 — roughly 15% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 7% Owners 93%

Tract context

Occupied units1,801

Renter share7.7%

SVI overall0.07

Poverty rate1.4%

Median income$188,384

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Buffalo Grove and the region

Centroid at 42.1731, -87.9735 · click any tract to drill in

Why Buffalo Grove scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Buffalo Grove

6.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

1.4% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,355 rent vs county FMR

8.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Buffalo Grove

3.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Buffalo Grove

4.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Buffalo Grove

3.7

How Buffalo Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 7

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

1%Socioeconomic
20%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
25%Housing & transportation

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.

5.1%Housing insecurity
3.1%Utility-shutoff threat
5.5%Food insecurity
3.7%SNAP enrollment
3.3%Transit barriers
3.4%No health insurance
10.9%Frequent mental distress
15.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17097864518

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097864518?

Census tract 17097864518 in Buffalo Grove scores 4.1/10 (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 17097864518?

Median gross rent is $2,355/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 5% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097864518?

1.4% of residents in tract 17097864518 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,148.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097864518?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 20th, minority 46th, housing 25th.

What share of households in tract 17097864518 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.1% 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097864518 compare to Buffalo Grove overall?

Tract 17097864518 scores 4.1/10 — lower than the parent city of Buffalo Grove at 5.0/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Buffalo Grove eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Buffalo Grove

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