1 census tracts · pop 4,353 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3.3–3.3
Skokie Junction maps to a single census tract in Lake Forest, IL, population 4,353. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.3/10, Lower tier. 50% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Lake Forest rate of 27.7%.
At $2,625 a month, rents sit 45% over what the rest of Lake Forest commands. The voucher gap is 49.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The dominant input is supply constraint at 9.9/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
Food insecurity affects 6.5% of adults, 11.3 points below the national rate. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10. 4.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Lake Forest, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. At 16% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Deerpath and Everett score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $245,114, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Skokie Junction vs Lake ForestHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Skokie Junction
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.9%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility shutoff threat
6.5%Food insecurity
4.6%SNAP enrollment
4.4%No health insurance
19.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Skokie Junction
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Skokie Junction?
Skokie Junction scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 Skokie Junction compare to Lake Forest overall?
Skokie Junction scores 0.7 points lower than Lake Forest overall (4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,625 vs $1,815.
Q3
What is the average rent in Skokie Junction?
Average gross rent in Skokie eviction risk Junction is $2,625/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Skokie Junction residents are renters?
16% of Skokie Junction households are renter-occupied (vs 11% in Lake Forest). The neighborhood has 4,353 residents.
Q5
Is Skokie Junction a high social-vulnerability area?
Skokie Junction sits in the 10th 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 Skokie Junction for landlords?
Skokie eviction risk Junction carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). 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 Forest as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Skokie Junction?
Skokie Junction has 4,320 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.8%), Other / Multiracial (5.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
