Within parent city
13
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
North Chicago Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17097863003 · Lake County, IL · pop 8,811 · 97% of tract blocks fall in North Chicago
In North Chicago in Lake County, census tract 17097863003 scores 4.8/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #56,978 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 0% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,714 a month against an average household income of $154,750 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 100% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 100%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units23
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$154,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Chicago and the region
Centroid at 42.3140, -87.8308 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Chicago scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,714 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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 North Chicago compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 11.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.6%Food insecurity
- 7.9%SNAP enrollment
- 9.9%Transit barriers
- 11.5%No health insurance
- 20.1%Frequent mental distress
- 22.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Chicago
What moves this score most 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 below the Lake County average of 5.3 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097863003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097863003?
Census tract 17097863003 in North Chicago scores 2.9/10 (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 17097863003?
Median gross rent is $1,714/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097863003?
10.3% of residents in tract 17097863003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,811.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097863003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 1th, minority 69th, housing 68th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17097863003 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.9% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17097863003 compare to North Chicago overall?
Tract 17097863003 scores 2.9/10, lower 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
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Low
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2.5
/ 10 · Low
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