Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Channel Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17097860805 · Lake County, IL · pop 2,047 · 65% of tract blocks fall in Channel Lake
With a score of 5.7/10, tract 17097860805 in Channel Lake, IL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 31% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units822
Renter share22.3%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$75,595
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Channel Lake and the region
Centroid at 42.4857, -88.1691 · click any tract to drill in
Why Channel Lake scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Channel Lake
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,484 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Channel Lake
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Channel Lake
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Channel Lake
8.6
How Channel Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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.
- 10.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.2%Food insecurity
- 11.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 27.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Channel Lake
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.4/10. 56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Lake County average of 42.6%. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 8.6/10.
Against the Lake County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points. On the softer side, economic stress reads 3/10. Nationally it ranks #21,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 22% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,484, close to the Channel Lake average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $75,595.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097860805
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097860805?
Census tract 17097860805 in Channel Lake 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 17097860805?
Median gross rent is $1,484/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097860805?
12.2% of residents in tract 17097860805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,047.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097860805?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 48th, minority 14th, housing 9th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17097860805 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.3% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17097860805 compare to Channel Lake overall?
Tract 17097860805 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Channel Lake at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Channel Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Channel Lake
Top eight tracts in Channel Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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