Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Winthrop Harbor Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17097860104 · Lake County, IL · pop 2,954 · 64% of tract blocks fall in Winthrop Harbor
With a score of 5.3/10, tract 17097860104 in Winthrop Harbor, IL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,954. Severe burden reaches 52%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,425
Renter share19.6%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$88,555
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Winthrop Harbor and the region
Centroid at 42.4701, -87.8173 · click any tract to drill in
Why Winthrop Harbor scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Winthrop Harbor
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,289 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Winthrop Harbor
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Winthrop Harbor
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Winthrop Harbor
6.3
How Winthrop Harbor compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%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.
- 15.1%Housing insecurity
- 10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.0%Food insecurity
- 19.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.5%Transit barriers
- 10.1%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 31.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Winthrop Harbor
Cost burden runs 66% here against 42.6% across Lake County. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.3/10. Against the Lake County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points.
On the national scale it lands near the 67th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 20% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. The legal-climate inputs (statute speed, court posture, rent-regulation exposure) come from Winthrop Harbor as a whole. Only the economic and supply signals are measured inside this tract.
Social vulnerability reads 2.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $88,555, annual rent is just 17%. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,289, close to the Winthrop Harbor average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097860104
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097860104?
Census tract 17097860104 in Winthrop Harbor scores 5.3/10 (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 17097860104?
Median gross rent is $1,289/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097860104?
12.8% of residents in tract 17097860104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,954.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097860104?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 12th, minority 20th, housing 25th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17097860104 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.1% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17097860104 compare to Winthrop Harbor overall?
Tract 17097860104 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Winthrop Harbor at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Winthrop Harbor; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Winthrop Harbor
Top eight tracts in Winthrop Harbor ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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