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

Crystal Lake Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17111871108 · McHenry County, IL · pop 5,148 · 46% of tract blocks fall in Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake anchors census tract 17111871108, which lands at 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 54th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,745 a month against an average household income of $137,647 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 2% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,772
Renter share6.6%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate1.4%
Median income$137,647

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 9 tracts In Crystal Lake
Very Low
Within county
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#59 of 64 tracts In McHenry County
Very Low
Within state
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#3,130 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very Low
National
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#82,639 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Crystal Lake and the region

Centroid at 42.1969, -88.3713 · 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
1.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,745 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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.
Crystal Lake risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.11.1This tracttract 871108Crystal Lake: 4.44.4Crystal Lakeparent cityCounty: 2.02.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Crystal Lake

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 above 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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% 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 17111871108

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111871108?

Census tract 17111871108 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 17111871108?

Median gross rent is $1,745/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17111871108?

1.4% of residents in tract 17111871108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,148.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17111871108?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 25th, minority 35th, housing 1th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 17111871108 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 17111871108 compare to Crystal Lake overall?

Tract 17111871108 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.

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