Census Tract · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally

Buffalo Grove Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17097864519 · Lake County, IL · pop 5,514 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Buffalo Grove

For landlords sizing up Buffalo Grove in Lake County, census tract 17097864519 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 43% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,334 a month against an average household income of $133,661 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.2

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 9% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units1,777

Renter share14.8%

SVI overall0.40

Poverty rate4.2%

Median income$133,661

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Buffalo Grove and the region

Centroid at 42.1654, -87.9591 · click any tract to drill in

Why Buffalo Grove scores 1.2

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

4.2% poverty · this tract

1.1

Supply constraint

$2,334 rent vs county FMR

8.3

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: 40

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

15%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
62%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.

6.0%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
7.2%Food insecurity
5.2%SNAP enrollment
3.9%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
11.2%Frequent mental distress
20.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Buffalo Grove

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Buffalo Grove eviction risk, 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 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 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 40th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17097864519

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097864519?

Census tract 17097864519 in Buffalo Grove scores 1.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17097864519?

Median gross rent is $2,334/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097864519?

4.2% of residents in tract 17097864519 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,514.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097864519?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 59th, minority 60th, housing 62th.

What share of households in tract 17097864519 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.0% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097864519 compare to Buffalo Grove overall?

Tract 17097864519 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Buffalo Grove at 4.2/10. 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.