Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
West Trail Eviction Risk: Lower , Grayslake
Tract 17097861105 · Lake County, IL · pop 4,607 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 17097861105 covers West Trail in Grayslake, home to 4,607 residents. For landlords it grades 5.2/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 46th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,163 a month against an average household income of $93,203 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,885
Renter share38.7%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$93,203
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grayslake and the region
Centroid at 42.3366, -88.0430 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Trail scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Grayslake
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,163 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grayslake
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grayslake
5.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grayslake
4.0
How West Trail compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Trail. 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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.0%Food insecurity
- 8.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 21.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Trail
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.4/10. 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 Grayslake, 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% 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 17097861105
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097861105?
Census tract 17097861105 in the West Trail neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (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 17097861105?
Median gross rent is $1,163/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097861105?
9.3% of residents in tract 17097861105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,607.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097861105?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 28th, minority 51th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 17097861105 considered part of West Trail?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097861105 fall within West Trail (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17097861105 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17097861105 compare to Grayslake overall?
Tract 17097861105 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Grayslake at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grayslake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Grayslake
Top eight tracts in Grayslake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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