Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
The Townes at Oak Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Mundelein
Tract 17097864002 ·
Lake County, IL · pop 5,264 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 17097864002 covers part of the The Townes at Oak Creek area of Mundelein, IL, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,264 residents. The severe-burden share is 28%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%Stable renters 24%Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,693
Renter share49.9%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$74,816
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 3 tracts In The Townes at Oak Creek
Very High
Within parent city
83th percentile
#2 of 7 tracts In Mundelein
High
Within county
72th percentile
#46 of 159 tracts In Lake County
Elevated
Within state
63th percentile
#1,219 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mundelein and the region
Centroid at 42.2510, -87.9926 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Townes at Oak Creek scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mundelein
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,391 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mundelein
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mundelein
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mundelein
4.6
How The Townes at Oak Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
83%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
55%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within The Townes at Oak Creek. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
20.8%Housing insecurity
11.0%Utility-shutoff threat
25.5%Food insecurity
20.0%SNAP enrollment
11.5%Transit barriers
21.0%No health insurance
16.8%Frequent mental distress
30.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Townes at Oak Creek
52% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Lake County average of 42.6%. The clearest offset is economic stress at 2.6/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 21.0% against 11.3% nationally.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.9/10. It sits 1.0 points above the Lake County average of 4.4. Food insecurity runs 25.5% against 17.8% nationally.
Average gross rent is $1,391, 11% below the Mundelein average. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 7.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $74,816.
50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097864002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097864002?
Census tract 17097864002 in the The Townes at Oak Creek neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 17097864002?
Median gross rent is $1,391/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097864002?
10.4% of residents in tract 17097864002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,264.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097864002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 27th, minority 84th, housing 55th.
Q5
Is tract 17097864002 considered part of The Townes at Oak Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097864002 fall within The Townes at Oak Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17097864002 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.8% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17097864002 compare to Mundelein overall?
Tract 17097864002 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Mundelein at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mundelein eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mundelein
Top eight tracts in Mundelein ranked by composite eviction-risk score.