Neighborhood · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally
Ski Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Cary
Tract 17111871307 ·
McHenry County, IL · pop 5,204 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
17111871307 is a census tract in the Ski Hill area of Cary, IL. It scores 3.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,204. 55% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%Stable renters 7%Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,823
Renter share17.6%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$126,528
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Ski Hill
Moderate
Within parent city
25th percentile
#4 of 5 tracts In Cary
Low
Within county
24th percentile
#49 of 64 tracts In McHenry County
Low
Within state
19th percentile
#2,634 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cary and the region
Centroid at 42.2105, -88.2185 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ski Hill scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cary
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,210 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cary
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cary
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cary
5.8
How Ski Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
26%Socioeconomic
53%Household composition
29%Racial/ethnic minority
46%Housing & transportation
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.
8.2%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
5.2%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
15.0%Frequent mental distress
24.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ski Hill
Cost burden runs 63% here against 40.1% across McHenry County. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.1/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.6/10.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.9/10. Against the McHenry County average of 4.3, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points. Food insecurity runs 8.9% against 17.8% nationally.
Average gross rent is $1,210, 15% below the Cary average. SNAP participation runs 7.3% against 15.2% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 27% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
At 18% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.1/10. Rent consumes only 11% of average household income of $126,528, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.8 points cooler. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17111871307
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111871307?
Census tract 17111871307 in the Ski Hill neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 17111871307?
Median gross rent is $1,210/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17111871307?
4.4% of residents in tract 17111871307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,204.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17111871307?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 53th, minority 29th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 17111871307 considered part of Ski Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17111871307 fall within Ski Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17111871307 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17111871307 compare to Cary overall?
Tract 17111871307 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Cary at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cary; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Cary
Top eight tracts in Cary ranked by composite eviction-risk score.