Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #63,308 of 84,120 nationally
Frankfort Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17197883516 · Will County, IL · pop 7,305 · 76% of tract blocks fall in Frankfort
Tract 17197883516 sits in Frankfort, IL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.2/10. It is home to 7,305 residents. 60% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units2,357
Renter share3.1%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$157,964
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Frankfort and the region
Centroid at 41.4881, -87.8861 · click any tract to drill in
Why Frankfort scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Frankfort
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,433 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Frankfort
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Frankfort
2.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Frankfort
4.3
How Frankfort compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.2%Food insecurity
- 6.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.6%Transit barriers
- 4.6%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 21.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Frankfort
60% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Will County average of 40.4%. Average gross rent is $1,433, 41% below the Frankfort average. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.6/10.
On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.2/10. Food insecurity runs 7.2% against 17.8% nationally.
Against the Will County average of 4.2, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points. Housing insecurity runs 7.1% against 14.2% nationally.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 3.1/10. Nationally it ranks #63,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 3% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 1.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $157,964, annual rent is just 11%. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.9 points cooler.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17197883516
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197883516?
Census tract 17197883516 in Frankfort scores 3.2/10 (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 17197883516?
Median gross rent is $1,433/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17197883516?
6.6% of residents in tract 17197883516 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,305.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17197883516?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 38th, minority 22th, housing 13th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17197883516 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17197883516 compare to Frankfort overall?
Tract 17197883516 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Frankfort at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Frankfort; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Frankfort
Top eight tracts in Frankfort ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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