Census Tract · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally

Crystal Lake Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17111871105 · McHenry County, IL · pop 5,505 · 78% of tract blocks fall in Crystal Lake

Census tract 17111871105 sits in Crystal Lake eviction risk, Illinois eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.4/10. That is riskier than about 21% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 13% of renter households, a modest level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,049 a month against an average household income of $131,651 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.1

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 6% Owners 93%

Tract context

Occupied units1,751

Renter share6.7%

SVI overall0.02

Poverty rate3.0%

Median income$131,651

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Crystal Lake and the region

Centroid at 42.2225, -88.3588 · click any tract to drill in

Why Crystal Lake scores 1.1

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

3.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,049 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: 2

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

10%Socioeconomic
24%Household composition
23%Racial/ethnic minority
1%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.

7.7%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
6.5%SNAP enrollment
4.9%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
14.6%Frequent mental distress
23.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Crystal Lake

The heaviest input here 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 below the McHenry County average of 5.0 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 2nd 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17111871105

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111871105?

Census tract 17111871105 in Crystal Lake scores 1.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17111871105?

Median gross rent is $2,049/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17111871105?

3.0% of residents in tract 17111871105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,505.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17111871105?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 24th, minority 23th, housing 1th.

What share of households in tract 17111871105 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17111871105 compare to Crystal Lake overall?

Tract 17111871105 scores 1.1/10, 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.