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

Hoffman Estates Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17031804716 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,599 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Hoffman Estates

In Hoffman Estates, census tract 17031804716 scores 4.7/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 29% of US census tracts.

About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,492 a month against an average household income of $109,856 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 10% Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,561
Renter share15.3%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$109,856

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 12 tracts In Hoffman Estates
Elevated
Within county
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#1,196 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#2,650 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very Low
National
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#75,086 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hoffman Estates and the region

Centroid at 42.0420, -88.1142 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hoffman Estates scores 1.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hoffman Estates
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,492 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hoffman Estates
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hoffman Estates
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hoffman Estates
3.9

How Hoffman Estates compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hoffman Estates risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.91.9This tracttract 804716Hoffman Estates: 4.64.6Hoffman Estatesparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

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)

  • 268Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 4.34%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.6%Peak (2014)
  • 17Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318047162001: 8 filings (1.75/100 renter HHs)2002: 6 filings (1.31/100 renter HHs)2003: 4 filings (0.87/100 renter HHs)2004: 10 filings (2.19/100 renter HHs)2005: 17 filings (3.60/100 renter HHs)2006: 27 filings (5.71/100 renter HHs)2007: 21 filings (4.44/100 renter HHs)2008: 17 filings (3.60/100 renter HHs)2009: 24 filings (5.08/100 renter HHs)2010: 14 filings (4.26/100 renter HHs)2011: 28 filings (7.53/100 renter HHs)2012: 22 filings (5.91/100 renter HHs)2013: 21 filings (5.65/100 renter HHs)2014: 32 filings (8.60/100 renter HHs)2015: 17 filings (4.57/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 113% over the past 15 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hoffman Estates

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.8/10. 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 Hoffman Estates 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 268 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 4.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.6% of renter households in 2014.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% 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 17031804716

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031804716?

Census tract 17031804716 in Hoffman Estates 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 17031804716?

Median gross rent is $1,492/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031804716?

6.9% of residents in tract 17031804716 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,599.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031804716?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 44th, minority 72th, housing 41th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031804716?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 268 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031804716 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.34% of renter households, peaking at 8.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 17031804716 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.3% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17031804716 compare to Hoffman Estates overall?

Tract 17031804716 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Hoffman Estates at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hoffman Estates eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hoffman Estates

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

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