Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Bolingbrook Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17197880117 ·
Will County, IL · pop 3,499 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Bolingbrook
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 17197880117 in Bolingbrook, IL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,499. The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%Stable renters 37%Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,670
Renter share66.8%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$76,284
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
63th percentile
#7 of 17 tracts In Bolingbrook
Elevated
Within county
76th percentile
#42 of 172 tracts In Will County
High
Within state
54th percentile
#1,499 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
National
65th percentile
#29,336 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bolingbrook and the region
Centroid at 41.7187, -88.0362 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bolingbrook scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bolingbrook
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,471 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bolingbrook
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bolingbrook
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bolingbrook
5.7
How Bolingbrook compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
15.2%Housing insecurity
9.0%Utility-shutoff threat
19.2%Food insecurity
17.0%SNAP enrollment
9.6%Transit barriers
12.9%No health insurance
16.7%Frequent mental distress
31.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bolingbrook
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.9/10. This is renter territory: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. It sits 1.0 points above the Will County average of 4.2.
At $1,471 a month, rents run 16% under what the rest of Bolingbrook commands. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 6.9/10.
Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 8.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
44% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $76,284.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17197880117
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880117?
Census tract 17197880117 in Bolingbrook scores 5.2/10 (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 17197880117?
Median gross rent is $1,471/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880117?
7.6% of residents in tract 17197880117 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,499.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880117?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 40th, minority 67th, housing 90th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17197880117 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.2% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17197880117 compare to Bolingbrook overall?
Tract 17197880117 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Bolingbrook at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bolingbrook eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bolingbrook
Top eight tracts in Bolingbrook ranked by composite eviction-risk score.