Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Fernway Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Orland Hills
Tract 17031824124 · Cook County, IL · pop 2,909 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
For landlords sizing up the Fernway Park neighborhood of Orland Hills, census tract 17031824124 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. On the national scale it ranks #42,053 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,299 a month while the average household earns $79,688 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,257
Renter share39.4%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate13.6%
Median income$79,688
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Orland Hills and the region
Centroid at 41.5957, -87.8452 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fernway Park scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Orland Hills
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
13.6% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,299 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Orland Hills
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Orland Hills
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Orland Hills
4.3
How Fernway Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Fernway Park. 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.
- 12.6%Housing insecurity
- 7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.2%Food insecurity
- 13.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 15.4%Frequent mental distress
- 26.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fernway Park
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.3/10. 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 Orland Hills, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 71st 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031824124
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031824124?
Census tract 17031824124 in the Fernway Park neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 17031824124?
Median gross rent is $1,299/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031824124?
13.6% of residents in tract 17031824124 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,909.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031824124?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 78th, minority 62th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 17031824124 considered part of Fernway Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031824124 fall within Fernway Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17031824124 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.6% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17031824124 compare to Orland Hills overall?
Tract 17031824124 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Orland Hills at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Orland Hills; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Orland Hills
Top eight tracts in Orland Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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