Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,834 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Plainfield
Tract 17197880422 · Will County, IL · pop 4,428 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 17197880422 sits in the Downtown Historic District neighborhood of Plainfield, Illinois. It has a population of 4,428 and an eviction-risk score of 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). 26% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 0% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,651/month against a median household income of $134,750 — roughly 15% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,524
Renter share13.9%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate0.6%
Median income$134,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
16
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Plainfield and the region
Centroid at 41.6019, -88.2186 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown Historic District scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Plainfield
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
0.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,651 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Plainfield
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Plainfield
3.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Plainfield
4.1
How Downtown Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%Housing & transportation
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.
- 7.5%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.3%Food insecurity
- 5.9%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 14.9%Frequent mental distress
- 20.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17197880422
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880422?
Census tract 17197880422 in the Downtown Historic District neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 17197880422?
Median gross rent is $1,651/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880422?
0.6% of residents in tract 17197880422 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,428.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880422?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 23th, minority 19th, housing 16th.
Q5
Is tract 17197880422 considered part of Downtown Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17197880422 fall within Downtown Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17197880422 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.5% 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.
Q7
How does tract 17197880422 compare to Plainfield overall?
Tract 17197880422 scores 4.5/10 — lower than the parent city of Plainfield at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Plainfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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