Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #22,404 of 84,120 nationally
Harvard Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17111870301 · McHenry County, IL · pop 4,812 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Harvard
Census tract 17111870301 is in Harvard, Illinois. It has a population of 4,812 and an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). 58% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 31% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,185/month against a median household income of $68,199 — roughly 21% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,762
Renter share39.3%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate18.4%
Median income$68,199
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
73
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Harvard and the region
Centroid at 42.4569, -88.6560 · click any tract to drill in
Why Harvard scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Harvard
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
18.4% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,185 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Harvard
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Harvard
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Harvard
5.9
How Harvard compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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.
- 17.1%Housing insecurity
- 9.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.9%Food insecurity
- 19.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.4%Transit barriers
- 16.6%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 33.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17111870301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111870301?
Census tract 17111870301 in Harvard scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17111870301?
Median gross rent is $1,185/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17111870301?
18.4% of residents in tract 17111870301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,812.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17111870301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 88th, minority 56th, housing 24th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17111870301 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.1% 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. 9.9% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17111870301 compare to Harvard overall?
Tract 17111870301 scores 5.9/10 — right in line with the parent city of Harvard at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Harvard; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Harvard
Top eight tracts in Harvard ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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