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Bellchase Eviction Risk: Lower , Lake in the Hills

Tract 17111871109 · McHenry County, IL · pop 5,314 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

The Moderate-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 17111871109 reflects conditions in the Bellchase area of Lake in the Hills, Illinois. That is riskier than about 39% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,317 monthly, set against $136,080 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 9% Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,626
Renter share13.4%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$136,080

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Bellchase
Moderate
Within parent city
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 7 tracts In Lake in the Hills
Very Low
Within county
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#60 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
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lake in the Hills and the region

Centroid at 42.1905, -88.3935 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bellchase scores 1.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lake in the Hills
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,317 rent vs county FMR
8.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake in the Hills
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake in the Hills
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake in the Hills
5.1

How Bellchase compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bellchase risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.11.1This tracttract 871109Lake in the Hills: 4.44.4Lake in the Hillsparent 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.

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 Bellchase

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lake in the Hills, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the McHenry County average of 5.0 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17111871109

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111871109?

Census tract 17111871109 in the Bellchase neighborhood 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 17111871109?

Median gross rent is $2,317/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17111871109?

3.2% of residents in tract 17111871109 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,314.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17111871109?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 19th, minority 44th, housing 0th.
Q5

Is tract 17111871109 considered part of Bellchase?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17111871109 fall within Bellchase (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 17111871109 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.4% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17111871109 compare to Lake in the Hills overall?

Tract 17111871109 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Lake in the Hills at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake in the Hills; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lake in the Hills

Top eight tracts in Lake in the Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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