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Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

West Chicago Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17043841501 · DuPage County, IL · pop 5,508 · 93% of tract blocks fall in West Chicago

The Moderate-tier score of 5.8/10 for census tract 17043841501 reflects conditions in West Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois. That is riskier than about 69% of US census tracts.

About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $938 a month while the average household earns $77,383 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 7% Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,548
Renter share22.0%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$77,383

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#3 of 8 tracts In West Chicago
Elevated
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 219 tracts In DuPage County
Very High
Within state
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#1,924 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
National
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#53,267 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Chicago and the region

Centroid at 41.8886, -88.2248 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Chicago scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West Chicago
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$938 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Chicago
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Chicago
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Chicago
7.0

How West Chicago compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Chicago risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.33.3This tracttract 841501West Chicago: 4.94.9West Chicagoparent cityCounty: 1.91.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

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 West Chicago

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.1/10. 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 West Chicago eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the DuPage County average of 5.2 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 84th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17043841501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043841501?

Census tract 17043841501 in West Chicago scores 3.3/10 (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 17043841501?

Median gross rent is $938/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17043841501?

9.1% of residents in tract 17043841501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,508.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17043841501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 51th, minority 80th, housing 81th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 17043841501 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.5% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 17043841501 compare to West Chicago overall?

Tract 17043841501 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of West Chicago at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Chicago eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Chicago

Top eight tracts in West Chicago ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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