Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #19,870 of 84,120 nationally
Fox Lake Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 17097860908 · Lake County, IL · pop 1,819 · 57% of tract blocks fall in Fox Lake
Census tract 17097860908 is in Fox Lake, Illinois. It has a population of 1,819 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 87% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 11% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,405/month against a median household income of $61,447 — roughly 27% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.0
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units868
Renter share24.2%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$61,447
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
National
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fox Lake and the region
Centroid at 42.3891, -88.1856 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fox Lake scores 6.0
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fox Lake
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,405 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fox Lake
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fox Lake
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fox Lake
7.1
How Fox Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 25
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%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.
- 10.9%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.0%Food insecurity
- 12.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 28.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17097860908
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097860908?
Census tract 17097860908 in Fox Lake scores 6.0/10 (Elevated 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 17097860908?
Median gross rent is $1,405/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 87% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097860908?
12.9% of residents in tract 17097860908 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,819.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097860908?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 42th, minority 27th, housing 4th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17097860908 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.9% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17097860908 compare to Fox Lake overall?
Tract 17097860908 scores 6.0/10 — right in line with the parent city of Fox Lake at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fox Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fox Lake
Top eight tracts in Fox Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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