Census Tract · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally
New Lenox Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17197881111 ·
Will County, IL · pop 2,626 · 88% of tract blocks fall in New Lenox
With a score of 3.4/10, tract 17197881111 in New Lenox, IL reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,626 residents. Against Will County at 40.4%, 16% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%Stable renters 7%Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,156
Renter share8.2%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate0.9%
Median income$113,056
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
86th percentile
#2 of 8 tracts In New Lenox
High
Within county
30th percentile
#120 of 172 tracts In Will County
Low
Within state
22th percentile
#2,555 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
National
29th percentile
#59,654 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Lenox and the region
Centroid at 41.5117, -87.9799 · click any tract to drill in
Why New Lenox scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from New Lenox
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
0.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,186 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Lenox
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Lenox
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Lenox
4.2
How New Lenox compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
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.
6.6%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
5.2%No health insurance
14.2%Frequent mental distress
23.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Lenox
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.7/10. Average gross rent is $1,186, 17% below the New Lenox average.
SNAP participation runs 5.8% against 15.2% nationally. On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.7/10.
It sits 0.8 points below the Will County average of 4.2. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Nationally it ranks #59,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 8% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.4/10. Against average income of $113,056, annual rent is just 13%.
Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.7 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17197881111
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197881111?
Census tract 17197881111 in New Lenox scores 3.4/10 (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 17197881111?
Median gross rent is $1,186/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17197881111?
0.9% of residents in tract 17197881111 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,626.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17197881111?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 15th, minority 17th, housing 16th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17197881111 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.6% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17197881111 compare to New Lenox overall?
Tract 17197881111 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of New Lenox at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Lenox; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in New Lenox
Top eight tracts in New Lenox ranked by composite eviction-risk score.