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Neighborhood · Ranked #63,308 of 84,120 nationally

West Trail Eviction Risk: Lower , Grayslake

Tract 17097861108 · Lake County, IL · pop 6,172 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

17097861108 is a census tract in the West Trail area of Grayslake, IL. It scores 3.2/10 for landlords. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.2/10.

Risk score
3.2
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 neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In West Trail
Very Low
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Grayslake
Low
Within county
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#115 of 159 tracts In Lake County
Low
Within state
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#2,708 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
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 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
West Trail risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 861108Grayslake: 4.24.2Grayslakeparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.15.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Trail

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.7/10. At $1,185 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Grayslake commands.

It sits 1.2 points below the Lake County average of 4.4. Food insecurity runs 8.7% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 6.8% against 15.2% nationally.

Nationally it ranks #63,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

Social vulnerability reads 2.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 11% of average household income of $127,120, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.9 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 43% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

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 3.2/10 (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 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Grayslake at 4.2/10. 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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