Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Harvard Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17111870301 · McHenry County, IL · pop 4,812 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Harvard
With a score of 5.9/10, tract 17111870301 in Harvard ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,812 residents. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.
58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,185 a month while the average household earns $68,199 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.1
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
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Harvard and the region
Centroid at 42.4569, -88.6560 · click any tract to drill in
Why Harvard scores 4.1
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
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Harvard
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Harvard, 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 above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.9% 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 17111870301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111870301?
Census tract 17111870301 in Harvard scores 4.1/10 (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 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of Harvard at 4.5/10. 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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