Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Crystal Lake Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17111871301 · McHenry County, IL · pop 4,819 · 79% of tract blocks fall in Crystal Lake

Eviction risk in Crystal Lake eviction risk in McHenry County centers on tract 17111871301, which scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,819 residents. It lands near the 54th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,202 monthly, set against $90,726 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.3

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 16% Owners 68%

Tract context

Occupied units1,974

Renter share31.8%

SVI overall0.32

Poverty rate8.6%

Median income$90,726

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Crystal Lake and the region

Centroid at 42.2341, -88.3112 · click any tract to drill in

Why Crystal Lake scores 2.3

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

8.6% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,202 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: 32

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

47%Socioeconomic
53%Household composition
25%Racial/ethnic minority
15%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.

9.3%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
26.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Crystal Lake

The heaviest input here 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 32nd 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 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% 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 17111871301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111871301?

Census tract 17111871301 in Crystal Lake scores 2.3/10 (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 17111871301?

Median gross rent is $1,202/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17111871301?

8.6% of residents in tract 17111871301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,819.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17111871301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 53th, minority 25th, housing 15th.

What share of households in tract 17111871301 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.3% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17111871301 compare to Crystal Lake overall?

Tract 17111871301 scores 2.3/10, 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.