Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
The Townes at Oak Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Mundelein
Tract 17097864510 · Lake County, IL · pop 4,853 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 17097864510 covers the The Townes at Oak Creek neighborhood of Mundelein, home to 4,853 residents. For landlords it grades 5.2/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #45,157 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,676 a month while the average household earns $85,909 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units2,122
Renter share58.7%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate10.2%
Median income$85,909
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mundelein and the region
Centroid at 42.2346, -87.9827 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Townes at Oak Creek scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
10.2% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,676 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within The Townes at Oak Creek. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 10.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.0%Food insecurity
- 8.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.0%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 18.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Townes at Oak Creek
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Mundelein eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lake County average of 5.3 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097864510
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097864510?
Census tract 17097864510 in the The Townes at Oak Creek neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 17097864510?
Median gross rent is $1,676/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097864510?
10.2% of residents in tract 17097864510 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,853.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097864510?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 35th, minority 74th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 17097864510 considered part of The Townes at Oak Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097864510 fall within The Townes at Oak Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17097864510 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.1% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17097864510 compare to Mundelein overall?
Tract 17097864510 scores 2.5/10, lower 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.
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