Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Marengo Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17111871003 · McHenry County, IL · pop 4,120 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Marengo
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 17111871003 in Marengo ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,120 residents. On the national scale it ranks #45,165 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,229 monthly, set against $99,015 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,628
Renter share16.4%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$99,015
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Marengo and the region
Centroid at 42.2910, -88.6423 · click any tract to drill in
Why Marengo scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Marengo
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,229 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Marengo
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Marengo
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Marengo
7.4
How Marengo compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%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.
- 10.9%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.8%Food insecurity
- 11.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.9%Transit barriers
- 8.8%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 28.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Marengo
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.9/10. 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 Marengo, 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 in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th 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 17111871003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111871003?
Census tract 17111871003 in Marengo scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17111871003?
Median gross rent is $1,229/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17111871003?
7.8% of residents in tract 17111871003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,120.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17111871003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 22th, minority 33th, housing 19th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17111871003 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.9% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17111871003 compare to Marengo overall?
Tract 17111871003 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Marengo at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Marengo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Marengo
Top eight tracts in Marengo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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