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Neighborhood · Lake Barrington, IL

Tower Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,917 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10 · range 4.4–4.4

Tower Lake is a one-tract neighborhood of Lake Barrington, IL and houses 3,917 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 14% against 51.0% citywide, putting Tower Lake 37.4% under its own city.

Average gross rent is $1,722, 51% below the Lake Barrington average of $3,501. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.1/10.

14% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.

Food insecurity affects 5.9% of adults, 11.9 points below the national rate. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10.

At 3% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

One tract means one number: 4.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Tower Lake vs Lake Barrington How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
13.6% -73%
Lake Barrington: 51.0%
Average gross rent
$1,722 -51%
Lake Barrington: $3,501
Average HH income
$129,781 -2%
Lake Barrington: $132,857
Poverty rate
8.5% +37%
Lake Barrington: 6.2%
Renter share
2.5% -77%
Lake Barrington: 11.0%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Tower Lake and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.4–4.4

Why Tower Lake scores 4.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts
5.4
Rent control risk
14% of income on rent · Range 9.6–9.6 across tracts
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
3% renter households · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Economic stress
8.5% below poverty line · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.8–4.8 across tracts
4.8
Risk score comparison

Tower Lake vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Tower Lake score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Tower Lake: 4.44.4Tower LakeNeighborhoodParent city: 5.05.0Parent cityhost cityState: 5.15.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Tower Lake

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17097864305 4.4 3,917 14% $1,722
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 9

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 32%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 37%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 1%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Tower Lake

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Tower Lake

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Tower Lake?

Tower Lake scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Tower Lake compare to Lake Barrington overall?

Tower Lake scores 0.6 points lower than Lake Barrington overall (5/10). Renters spend 14% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $1,722 vs $3,501.
Q3

What is the average rent in Tower Lake?

Average gross rent in Tower Lake is $1,722/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Tower Lake residents are renters?

3% of Tower Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 11% in Lake Barrington). The neighborhood has 3,917 residents.
Q5

Is Tower Lake a high social-vulnerability area?

Tower Lake sits in the 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Tower Lake for landlords?

Tower Lake carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lake Barrington as a whole (5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Tower Lake?

Tower Lake has 3,757 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.4%), Other / Multiracial (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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