Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
West Trail Eviction Risk: Lower , Grayslake
Tract 17097861108 · Lake County, IL · pop 6,172 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
West Trail in Grayslake is where census tract 17097861108 sits, home to 6,172 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. It lands near the 39th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,185 a month against an average household income of $127,120 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units2,183
Renter share20.8%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$127,120
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grayslake and the region
Centroid at 42.3506, -88.0489 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Trail scores 1.3
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
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,185 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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.
- 8.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 6.8%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 14.2%Frequent mental distress
- 20.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Trail
The heaviest input here 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 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 8.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097861108
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097861108?
Census tract 17097861108 in the West Trail neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 17097861108?
Median gross rent is $1,185/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097861108?
4.9% of residents in tract 17097861108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,172.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097861108?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 31th, minority 40th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 17097861108 considered part of West Trail?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097861108 fall within West Trail (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17097861108 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.4% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17097861108 compare to Grayslake overall?
Tract 17097861108 scores 1.3/10, 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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