Census Tract · Ranked #66,099 of 84,120 nationally

Gages Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17097861610 · Lake County, IL · pop 3,659 · 87% of tract blocks fall in Gages Lake

Census tract 17097861610 is in Gages Lake, Illinois. It has a population of 3,659 and an eviction-risk score of 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). 17% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 0% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,188/month against a median household income of $123,125 — roughly 12% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 10% Owners 88%

Tract context

Occupied units1,358

Renter share11.9%

SVI overall0.16

Poverty rate5.3%

Median income$123,125

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gages Lake and the region

Centroid at 42.3588, -87.9806 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gages Lake scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gages Lake

6.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

5.3% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$1,188 rent vs county FMR

1.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gages Lake

6.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gages Lake

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gages Lake

4.7

How Gages Lake compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

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

19%Socioeconomic
16%Household composition
50%Racial/ethnic minority
21%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.

8.9%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
7.7%SNAP enrollment
5.4%Transit barriers
5.9%No health insurance
13.7%Frequent mental distress
20.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17097861610

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097861610?

Census tract 17097861610 in Gages Lake scores 4.4/10 (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 17097861610?

Median gross rent is $1,188/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097861610?

5.3% of residents in tract 17097861610 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,659.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097861610?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 16th, minority 50th, housing 21th.

What share of households in tract 17097861610 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.9% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097861610 compare to Gages Lake overall?

Tract 17097861610 scores 4.4/10 — lower than the parent city of Gages Lake at 5.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gages Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Gages Lake

Top eight tracts in Gages Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.