Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Crystal Lake Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17111870808 · McHenry County, IL · pop 4,008 · 77% of tract blocks fall in Crystal Lake
Eviction risk in Crystal Lake eviction risk centers on tract 17111870808, which scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,008 residents. On the national scale it ranks #42,108 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,050 monthly, set against $109,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,368
Renter share12.6%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$109,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Crystal Lake and the region
Centroid at 42.2516, -88.3024 · click any tract to drill in
Why Crystal Lake scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,050 rent vs county FMR
6.6
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: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.5%Food insecurity
- 7.7%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 26.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Crystal Lake
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Crystal Lake eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the McHenry County average of 5.0 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17111870808
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111870808?
Census tract 17111870808 in Crystal Lake scores 1.7/10 (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 17111870808?
Median gross rent is $2,050/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17111870808?
4.6% of residents in tract 17111870808 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,008.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17111870808?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 34th, minority 29th, housing 12th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17111870808 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17111870808 compare to Crystal Lake overall?
Tract 17111870808 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Crystal Lake at 4.4/10. 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.
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17111871202
3.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IL
17111871313
3.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IL
17111871301
2.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IL
17111870807
1.7
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · IL
17111871201
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · IL
17111871208
1.3
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · IL
17111871105
1.1
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · IL
17111871108
1.1
/ 10 · Very Low
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