Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,252 of 84,120 nationally
Briergate Eviction Risk: Moderate , Highland Park
Tract 17097865400 · Lake County, IL · pop 4,292 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 17097865400 sits in the Briergate neighborhood of Highland Park, Illinois. It has a population of 4,292 and an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). 62% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 22% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,748/month against a median household income of $110,463 — roughly 19% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,188
Renter share29.9%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$110,463
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
88
th percentile
High
Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Highland Park and the region
Centroid at 42.1925, -87.8133 · click any tract to drill in
Why Briergate scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Highland Park
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,748 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Highland Park
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Highland Park
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Highland Park
5.4
How Briergate compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 8%Grade B
- 23%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Briergate. 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.
- 6.7%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.2%Food insecurity
- 5.4%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 11.5%Frequent mental distress
- 22.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17097865400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097865400?
Census tract 17097865400 in the Briergate neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17097865400?
Median gross rent is $1,748/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097865400?
3.7% of residents in tract 17097865400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,292.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097865400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 67th, minority 40th, housing 68th.
Q5
Is tract 17097865400 considered part of Briergate?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097865400 fall within Briergate (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17097865400 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.7% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17097865400 compare to Highland Park overall?
Tract 17097865400 scores 5.7/10 — right in line with the parent city of Highland Park at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highland Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 17097865400 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Highland Park
Top eight tracts in Highland Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Highmoor
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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17097865501
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Ravinia
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Briergate
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Braeside
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Highmoor
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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