Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally

Romeoville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17197880408 · Will County, IL · pop 5,356 · 7% of tract blocks fall in Romeoville

Romeoville in Will County anchors census tract 17197880408, which lands at 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 61% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

39% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,333 monthly, set against $118,134 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.9

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 11% Owners 82%

Tract context

Occupied units1,621

Renter share18.4%

SVI overall0.28

Poverty rate9.5%

Median income$118,134

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Romeoville and the region

Centroid at 41.6300, -88.1510 · click any tract to drill in

Why Romeoville scores 1.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Romeoville

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

9.5% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$2,333 rent vs county FMR

8.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Romeoville

8.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Romeoville

4.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Romeoville

5.9

How Romeoville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

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

42%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
8%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.

13.5%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
14.1%Food insecurity
11.8%SNAP enrollment
7.8%Transit barriers
9.3%No health insurance
16.8%Frequent mental distress
23.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Romeoville

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Romeoville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Will County average of 4.9 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17197880408

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880408?

Census tract 17197880408 in Romeoville scores 1.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17197880408?

Median gross rent is $2,333/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880408?

9.5% of residents in tract 17197880408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,356.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880408?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 47th, minority 68th, housing 8th.

What share of households in tract 17197880408 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.5% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17197880408 compare to Romeoville overall?

Tract 17197880408 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Romeoville at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Romeoville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Romeoville

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