Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #28,252 of 84,120 nationally
Highland Park Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17097865501 · Lake County, IL · pop 2,653 · 77% of tract blocks fall in Highland Park
Census tract 17097865501 is in Highland Park, Illinois. It has a population of 2,653 and an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). 50% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 7% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,909/month against a median household income of $90,000 — roughly 25% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,184
Renter share24.1%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate0.8%
Median income$90,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
National
66
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Highland Park and the region
Centroid at 42.2070, -87.8007 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland Park 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
0.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,909 rent vs county FMR
5.8
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 Highland Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B — Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 7%Grade A
- 22%Grade B
- 11%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
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
- 5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.1%Food insecurity
- 8.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 13.3%Frequent mental distress
- 22.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17097865501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097865501?
Census tract 17097865501 in Highland Park 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 17097865501?
Median gross rent is $1,909/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097865501?
0.8% of residents in tract 17097865501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,653.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097865501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 67th, minority 49th, housing 35th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17097865501 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17097865501 compare to Highland Park overall?
Tract 17097865501 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.
Q7
Was tract 17097865501 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Highland Park
Top eight tracts in Highland Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.8
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Briergate
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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5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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