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Neighborhood · Ranked #10,224 of 84,120 nationally

Harbor Ridge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Zion

Tract 17097860302 · Lake County, IL · pop 2,507 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Census tract 17097860302 sits in the Harbor Ridge neighborhood of Zion, Illinois. It has a population of 2,507 and an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). 49% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 19% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,352/month against a median household income of $45,074 — roughly 36% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 28% Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,035
Renter share56.1%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate29.3%
Median income$45,074

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 2 tracts In Harbor Ridge
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 6 tracts In Zion
Very High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank — 99th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 159 tracts In Lake County
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank — 95th percentileBottomTop
#181 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Zion and the region

Centroid at 42.4542, -87.8396 · click any tract to drill in

Why Harbor Ridge scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Zion
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
29.3% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,352 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Zion
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Zion
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Zion
7.0

How Harbor Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Harbor Ridge risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.56.5This tracttract 860302Zion: 6.46.4Zionparent cityCounty: 5.35.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Harbor Ridge. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 17097860302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097860302?

Census tract 17097860302 in the Harbor Ridge neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 17097860302?

Median gross rent is $1,352/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097860302?

29.3% of residents in tract 17097860302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,507.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097860302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 98th, minority 85th, housing 55th.

Q5

Is tract 17097860302 considered part of Harbor Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097860302 fall within Harbor Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

Q6

What share of households in tract 17097860302 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.3% 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. 18.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17097860302 compare to Zion overall?

Tract 17097860302 scores 6.5/10 — right in line with the parent city of Zion at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Zion; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Zion

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

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