Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally

East Side Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Plainfield

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

Census tract 17197880423 covers part of the East Side Historic District area of Plainfield, IL, and scores 4.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,379 residents. The severe-burden share is 37%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

4.2

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.

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 4.2

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

48%Socioeconomic
64%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

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.

10.4%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
10.3%SNAP enrollment
6.5%Transit barriers
7.2%No health insurance
15.0%Frequent mental distress
25.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Side Historic District

61% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Will County average of 40.4%. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.5/10.

Average gross rent is $1,590, 25% below the Plainfield average. On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 3.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 46% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.5/10. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Will County average of 4.2 closely. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $95,987.

41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 17197880423

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

Census tract 17197880423 in the East Side Historic District neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 17197880423 compare to Plainfield overall?

Tract 17197880423 scores 4.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Plainfield at 4/10. 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.