Census Tract · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally
Crystal Lake Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17111870807 ·
McHenry County, IL · pop 5,551 · 65% of tract blocks fall in Crystal Lake
17111870807 is a census tract in Crystal Lake, IL. It scores 3.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,551. The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1.8/10.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%Stable renters 20%Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,043
Renter share30.1%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$122,118
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
63th percentile
#4 of 9 tracts In Crystal Lake
Elevated
Within county
44th percentile
#36 of 64 tracts In McHenry County
Moderate
Within state
32th percentile
#2,213 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
National
40th percentile
#50,654 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Crystal Lake and the region
Centroid at 42.2532, -88.3389 · click any tract to drill in
Why Crystal Lake scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Crystal Lake
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,196 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Crystal Lake
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Crystal Lake
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Crystal Lake
5.0
How Crystal Lake 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.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.1%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
9.7%SNAP enrollment
6.3%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
26.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Crystal Lake
On the softer side, economic stress reads 2/10. Cost burden runs around a third here against 40.1% across McHenry County. At $1,196 a month, rents run 19% under what the rest of Crystal Lake commands.
11% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the national scale it lands near the 40th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 4.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 12% of average household income of $122,118, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler.
It tracks the McHenry County average of 4.3 closely. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17111870807
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111870807?
Census tract 17111870807 in Crystal Lake scores 3.9/10 (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 17111870807?
Median gross rent is $1,196/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17111870807?
7.9% of residents in tract 17111870807 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,551.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17111870807?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 29th, minority 32th, housing 55th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17111870807 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.1% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17111870807 compare to Crystal Lake overall?
Tract 17111870807 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Crystal Lake at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Crystal Lake eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Crystal Lake
Top eight tracts in Crystal Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.