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Five Points Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Chicago

Tract 17097863004 · Lake County, IL · pop 4,968 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 17097863004 belongs to Five Points in North Chicago, Illinois. It is home to 4,968 residents and scores 6.6/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.

55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,736 a month while the average household earns $44,989 a year, roughly 46% of income at the averages. Renters make up 99% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 54% Stable renters 45% Owners 1%

Tract context

Occupied units1,735

Renter share99.0%

SVI overall0.69

Poverty rate25.7%

Median income$44,989

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across North Chicago and the region

Centroid at 42.3047, -87.8643 · click any tract to drill in

Why Five Points scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from North Chicago

6.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

25.7% poverty · this tract

6.4

Supply constraint

$1,736 rent vs county FMR

4.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from North Chicago

6.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from North Chicago

9.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from North Chicago

7.6

How Five Points compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

66%Socioeconomic
7%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
97%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Five Points. 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.

18.9%Housing insecurity
12.4%Utility-shutoff threat
22.9%Food insecurity
22.1%SNAP enrollment
12.6%Transit barriers
10.7%No health insurance
20.8%Frequent mental distress
25.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Five Points

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 North Chicago eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lake County average of 5.3 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 69th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 17097863004

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097863004?

Census tract 17097863004 in the Five Points neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 17097863004?

Median gross rent is $1,736/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097863004?

25.7% of residents in tract 17097863004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,968.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097863004?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 7th, minority 68th, housing 97th.

Is tract 17097863004 considered part of Five Points?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097863004 fall within Five Points (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17097863004 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.9% 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. 12.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097863004 compare to North Chicago overall?

Tract 17097863004 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of North Chicago at 4.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Chicago eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in North Chicago

Top eight tracts in North Chicago ranked by composite eviction-risk score.