Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally
Bensenville Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 17043840000 · DuPage County, IL · pop 2,990 · 70% of tract blocks fall in Bensenville
Census tract 17043840000 covers part of Bensenville, IL, and scores 6.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. 21% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the DuPage County average of 41.4%.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units931
Renter share32.5%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$81,932
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
79
th percentile
High
National
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bensenville and the region
Centroid at 41.9679, -87.9339 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bensenville scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bensenville
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,445 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bensenville
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bensenville
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bensenville
4.6
How Bensenville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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.
- 17.9%Housing insecurity
- 8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.3%Food insecurity
- 15.0%SNAP enrollment
- 9.8%Transit barriers
- 19.2%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 27.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bensenville
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. It sits 2.2 points above the DuPage County average of 4.4. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.7/10.
The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Adults with no health insurance runs 19.2% against 11.3% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #14,906 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,445, close to the Bensenville average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $81,932. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17043840000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043840000?
Census tract 17043840000 in Bensenville scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 17043840000?
Median gross rent is $1,445/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17043840000?
6.7% of residents in tract 17043840000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,990.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17043840000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 36th, minority 80th, housing 47th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17043840000 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.9% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17043840000 compare to Bensenville overall?
Tract 17043840000 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Bensenville at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bensenville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bensenville
Top eight tracts in Bensenville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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