Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Saddlewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Carol Stream

Tract 17043841708 · DuPage County, IL · pop 3,783 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Saddlewood in Carol Stream is where census tract 17043841708 sits, home to 3,783 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.3/10. That is riskier than about 50% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,268 a month while the average household earns $66,037 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 73% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 46% Owners 27%

Tract context

Occupied units1,850

Renter share73.4%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate15.3%

Median income$66,037

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Carol Stream and the region

Centroid at 41.8899, -88.0939 · click any tract to drill in

Why Saddlewood scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Carol Stream

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

15.3% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$1,268 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Carol Stream

4.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Carol Stream

6.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Carol Stream

4.4

How Saddlewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

72%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
94%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Saddlewood. 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.

15.9%Housing insecurity
9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
21.1%Food insecurity
18.6%SNAP enrollment
10.2%Transit barriers
13.4%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
30.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Saddlewood

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.9/10. 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 Carol Stream eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 90th 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 17043841708

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043841708?

Census tract 17043841708 in the Saddlewood neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17043841708?

Median gross rent is $1,268/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17043841708?

15.3% of residents in tract 17043841708 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,783.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17043841708?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 91th, minority 67th, housing 94th.

Is tract 17043841708 considered part of Saddlewood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17043841708 fall within Saddlewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17043841708 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.9% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17043841708 compare to Carol Stream overall?

Tract 17043841708 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Carol Stream at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Carol Stream eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Carol Stream

Top eight tracts in Carol Stream ranked by composite eviction-risk score.