Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Zurich Highlands Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17097864409 · Lake County, IL · pop 4,326 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 17097864409 covers part of the Lake Zurich Highlands area of Lake Zurich, IL, and scores 3.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,326 residents. 34% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,722
Renter share24.7%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$118,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Zurich and the region
Centroid at 42.1903, -88.0852 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Zurich Highlands scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake Zurich
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,400 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Zurich
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Zurich
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Zurich
3.9
How Lake Zurich Highlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%Housing & transportation
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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 13.5%Frequent mental distress
- 22.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Zurich Highlands
The main counterweight is economic stress at 2/10. At $1,400 a month, rents run 27% under what the rest of Lake Zurich commands.
Food insecurity runs 8.7% against 17.8% nationally. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 3/10. SNAP participation runs 7.1% against 15.2% nationally.
It sits 0.7 points below the Lake County average of 4.4. On the national scale it lands near the 35th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 25% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 3.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 14% of average household income of $118,250, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.4 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097864409
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097864409?
Census tract 17097864409 in the Lake Zurich Highlands neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 17097864409?
Median gross rent is $1,400/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097864409?
8.1% of residents in tract 17097864409 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,326.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097864409?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 79th, minority 28th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 17097864409 considered part of Lake Zurich Highlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097864409 fall within Lake Zurich Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17097864409 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17097864409 compare to Lake Zurich overall?
Tract 17097864409 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Lake Zurich at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Zurich; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lake Zurich
Top eight tracts in Lake Zurich ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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