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East Side Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Plainfield

Tract 17197880423 · Will County, IL · pop 3,379 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 17197880423 sits in the East Side Historic District neighborhood of Plainfield, Illinois. It has a population of 3,379 and an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). 61% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 37% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,590/month against a median household income of $95,987 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 16% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,135
Renter share41.1%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate6.2%
Median income$95,987

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 2 tracts In East Side Historic District
Very High
Within parent city
78 th percentile
Rank — 78th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 10 tracts In Plainfield
High
Within county
67 th percentile
Rank — 67th percentileBottomTop
#58 of 172 tracts In Will County
Elevated
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank — 47th percentileBottomTop
#1,736 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Plainfield and the region

Centroid at 41.6234, -88.2128 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Side Historic District scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
6.2% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,590 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 East Side Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
East Side Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 880423Plainfield: 4.94.9Plainfieldparent cityCounty: 4.94.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Side Historic District. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 17197880423

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880423?

Census tract 17197880423 in the East Side Historic District neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 17197880423?

Median gross rent is $1,590/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880423?

6.2% of residents in tract 17197880423 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,379.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880423?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 64th, minority 42th, housing 74th.

Q5

Is tract 17197880423 considered part of East Side Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17197880423 fall within East Side Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

Q6

What share of households in tract 17197880423 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.4% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17197880423 compare to Plainfield overall?

Tract 17197880423 scores 5.3/10 — higher 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Plainfield

Top eight tracts in Plainfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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