Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Brighton Ponds Eviction Risk: Lower , Zion
Tract 17097860106 · Lake County, IL · pop 2,996 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 17097860106 covers Brighton Ponds in Zion in Illinois. Home to 2,996 residents, it scores 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #35,766 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,003 a month while the average household earns $89,615 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,184
Renter share36.0%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$89,615
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Zion and the region
Centroid at 42.4795, -87.8737 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brighton Ponds scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Zion
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,003 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Zion
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Zion
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Zion
7.0
How Brighton Ponds compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%Housing & transportation
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.
- 20.5%Housing insecurity
- 11.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.6%Food insecurity
- 19.2%SNAP enrollment
- 11.0%Transit barriers
- 13.1%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 27.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brighton Ponds
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Zion, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lake County average of 5.3 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097860106
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097860106?
Census tract 17097860106 in the Brighton Ponds neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 17097860106?
Median gross rent is $1,003/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097860106?
5.6% of residents in tract 17097860106 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,996.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097860106?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 77th, minority 84th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 17097860106 considered part of Brighton Ponds?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097860106 fall within Brighton Ponds (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17097860106 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.5% 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. 11.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17097860106 compare to Zion overall?
Tract 17097860106 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Zion at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Zion; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Zion
Top eight tracts in Zion ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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