Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
McHenry Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17111870603 · McHenry County, IL · pop 4,776 · 49% of tract blocks fall in McHenry
Census tract 17111870603 covers part of McHenry, IL, and scores 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,776 residents. 29% 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
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,777
Renter share22.5%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$72,307
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across McHenry and the region
Centroid at 42.3648, -88.2955 · click any tract to drill in
Why McHenry scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from McHenry
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,475 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from McHenry
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from McHenry
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from McHenry
4.6
How McHenry compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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.
- 15.3%Housing insecurity
- 9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.5%Food insecurity
- 18.5%SNAP enrollment
- 9.7%Transit barriers
- 12.3%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 33.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in McHenry
Against the McHenry County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
At 23% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 6.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
43% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $1,475, close to the McHenry average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $72,307.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 17111870603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111870603?
Census tract 17111870603 in McHenry scores 5.7/10 (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 17111870603?
Median gross rent is $1,475/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17111870603?
13.5% of residents in tract 17111870603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,776.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17111870603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 52th, minority 50th, housing 49th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17111870603 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.3% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17111870603 compare to McHenry overall?
Tract 17111870603 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of McHenry at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from McHenry; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in McHenry
Top eight tracts in McHenry ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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