2 census tracts · pop 9,648 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–5.1
Silver Lake is a 2-tract neighborhood of Cary, IL, population 9,648. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. 61% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Cary rate of 35.1%.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.6/10. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.1, a 2.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.7/10.
Food insecurity affects 9.2% of adults, 8.6 points below the national rate. Only 9% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,484, close to the Cary average.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Silver Lake vs CaryHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport13%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Silver Lake
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.1%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
23.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Silver Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Silver Lake?
Silver Lake scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 Silver Lake compare to Cary overall?
Silver Lake scores 0.3 points lower than Cary overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,484 vs $1,428.
Q3
What is the average rent in Silver Lake?
Average gross rent in Silver Lake is $1,484/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Silver Lake residents are renters?
9% of Silver Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 15% in Cary). The neighborhood has 9,648 residents.
Q5
Is Silver Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Silver Lake sits in the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Silver Lake have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Silver Lake is census tract 17111871304 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Silver Lake for landlords?
Silver Lake carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 Cary as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Silver Lake?
Silver Lake has 9,916 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.3%), Hispanic / Latino (14.6%), Other / Multiracial (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
