Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Hidden Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Arlington Heights
Tract 17031803612 · Cook County, IL · pop 3,470 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 17031803612 in the Hidden Creek area of Arlington Heights ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,470 residents. That is riskier than roughly 46% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,406 a month against an average household income of $67,500 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 78% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 50%
Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units1,410
Renter share78.2%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$67,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Arlington Heights and the region
Centroid at 42.1499, -88.0088 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hidden Creek scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,406 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arlington Heights
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arlington Heights
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arlington Heights
3.8
How Hidden Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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)
- 617Total filings over 15 yrs
- 6.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.8%Peak (2010)
- 25Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Hidden Creek. 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.
- 22.4%Housing insecurity
- 12.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.0%Food insecurity
- 24.1%SNAP enrollment
- 12.9%Transit barriers
- 18.4%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 28.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hidden Creek
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 5.9/10. 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 in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 617 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 6.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.8% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031803612
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031803612?
Census tract 17031803612 in the Hidden Creek neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 17031803612?
Median gross rent is $1,406/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031803612?
19.7% of residents in tract 17031803612 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,470.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031803612?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 55th, minority 78th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 17031803612 considered part of Hidden Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031803612 fall within Hidden Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031803612?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 617 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031803612 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.79% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031803612 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.4% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031803612 compare to Arlington Heights overall?
Tract 17031803612 scores 3.6/10, 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.
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