Deerpath Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lake Forest
Tract 17097863500 · Lake County, IL · pop 4,439 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 17097863500 sits in the Deerpath neighborhood of Lake Forest, Illinois. It has a population of 4,439 and an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). 41% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 31% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,911/month against a median household income of $206,500 — roughly 11% rent-to-income at the medians.
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Risk heat across Lake Forest and the region
Centroid at 42.2555, -87.8644 · click any tract to drill in
Why Deerpath scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyHow Deerpath compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%Housing & transportation
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.
- 0%Grade A
- 4%Grade B
- 2%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.
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 4.0%Housing insecurity
- 2.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 4.1%Food insecurity
- 3.0%SNAP enrollment
- 2.9%Transit barriers
- 3.3%No health insurance
- 10.0%Frequent mental distress
- 21.3%Any disability
About tract 17097863500
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097863500?
Census tract 17097863500 in the Deerpath neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
What is the average rent in tract 17097863500?
Median gross rent is $1,911/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097863500?
3.3% of residents in tract 17097863500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,439.
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097863500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 60th, minority 29th, housing 74th.
Is tract 17097863500 considered part of Deerpath?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097863500 fall within Deerpath (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
What share of households in tract 17097863500 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.0% 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. 2.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
How does tract 17097863500 compare to Lake Forest overall?
Tract 17097863500 scores 5.2/10 — right in line with the parent city of Lake Forest at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Forest; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Was tract 17097863500 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.
Highest-risk tracts in Lake Forest
Top eight tracts in Lake Forest ranked by composite eviction-risk score.