Census Tract · Ranked #56,146 of 84,120 nationally

Crystal Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17111871201 · McHenry County, IL · pop 7,196 · 87% of tract blocks fall in Crystal Lake

Census tract 17111871201 is in Crystal Lake, Illinois. It has a population of 7,196 and an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). 29% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 0% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,848/month against a median household income of $109,127 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 6% Owners 92%

Tract context

Occupied units2,745

Renter share7.9%

SVI overall0.12

Poverty rate2.4%

Median income$109,127

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Crystal Lake and the region

Centroid at 42.2231, -88.3488 · click any tract to drill in

Why Crystal Lake scores 4.8

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

2.4% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,848 rent vs county FMR

5.5

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: 12

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

10%Socioeconomic
64%Household composition
26%Racial/ethnic minority
9%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.

7.4%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
7.9%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
4.8%Transit barriers
5.6%No health insurance
14.4%Frequent mental distress
23.9%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17111871201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111871201?

Census tract 17111871201 in Crystal Lake scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17111871201?

Median gross rent is $1,848/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17111871201?

2.4% of residents in tract 17111871201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,196.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17111871201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 64th, minority 26th, housing 9th.

What share of households in tract 17111871201 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.4% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17111871201 compare to Crystal Lake overall?

Tract 17111871201 scores 4.8/10 — lower than the parent city of Crystal Lake at 5.3/10. 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.