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Neighborhood · Waukegan, IL

Beach Station Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 13,922 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10 · range 4.6–4.6

Beach Station spans 2 census tracts of Waukegan, IL and houses 13,922 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, Moderate tier. 27% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.

The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.6/10. Average gross rent is $1,441, 20% above the Waukegan average of $1,205.

Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. The severe-burden share is 9%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

17.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.

Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $85,837. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Beach Station vs Waukegan How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
26.6% -10%
Waukegan: 29.4%
Average gross rent
$1,441 +20%
Waukegan: $1,205
Average HH income
$85,837 +22%
Waukegan: $70,578
Poverty rate
6.2% -60%
Waukegan: 15.3%
Renter share
45.3% -9%
Waukegan: 49.8%
Peer neighborhoods

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Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Beach Station and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.6–4.6

Why Beach Station scores 4.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Rent control risk
27% of income on rent · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
45% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Economic stress
6.2% below poverty line · Range 1.2–2.0 across tracts
1.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.6–3.8 across tracts
3.2
Risk score comparison

Beach Station vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Beach Station score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.6Beach StationNeighborhood4.3Parent cityhost city5.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Beach Station

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
17097861803 4.6 7,498 26% $1,346
17097860400 4.6 6,424 28% $1,552
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 64

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 52%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 56%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Beach Station

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Beach Station

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Beach Station?

Beach Station scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Beach Station compare to Waukegan overall?

Beach Station scores 0.3 points higher than Waukegan overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,441 vs $1,205.
Q3

What is the average rent in Beach Station?

Average gross rent in Beach Station is $1,441/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Beach Station residents are renters?

45% of Beach Station households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Waukegan). The neighborhood has 13,922 residents.
Q5

Is Beach Station a high social-vulnerability area?

Beach Station sits in the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Beach Station have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Beach Station is census tract 17097861803 (score 4.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 4.6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Beach Station for landlords?

Beach Station carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Waukegan as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Beach Station?

Beach Station has 13,013 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (56.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (25.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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