Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Hidden Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Arlington Heights
Tract 17031803012 ·
Cook County, IL · pop 2,014 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 17031803012 sits in the Hidden Creek area of Arlington Heights eviction risk, Illinois eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. That is riskier than about 29% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,639 monthly, set against $79,653 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%Stable renters 24%Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,007
Renter share35.5%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$79,653
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
25th percentile
#4 of 5 tracts In Hidden Creek
Low
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 10 tracts In Arlington Heights
Very High
Within county
18th percentile
#1,086 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
32th percentile
#2,222 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Arlington Heights and the region
Centroid at 42.1433, -87.9952 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hidden Creek scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Arlington Heights
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,639 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arlington Heights
3.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arlington Heights
4.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arlington Heights
3.7
How Hidden Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
42%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
42%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
245Total filings over 15 yrs
6.17%Avg annual filing rate
5.8%Peak (2011)
16Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2015
Filings climbed 45% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Hidden Creek. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.5%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
12.4%Food insecurity
9.8%SNAP enrollment
6.4%Transit barriers
7.8%No health insurance
14.1%Frequent mental distress
22.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hidden Creek
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.1/10. 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 Arlington Heights eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cook County average of 5.7 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.9% 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 17031803012
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031803012?
Census tract 17031803012 in the Hidden Creek neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 17031803012?
Median gross rent is $1,639/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031803012?
9.6% of residents in tract 17031803012 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,014.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031803012?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 46th, minority 54th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 17031803012 considered part of Hidden Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031803012 fall within Hidden Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031803012?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 245 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031803012 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.17% of renter households, peaking at 5.8% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031803012 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.5% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031803012 compare to Arlington Heights overall?
Tract 17031803012 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Arlington Heights at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Arlington Heights eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Arlington Heights
Top eight tracts in Arlington Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.