Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally

South Elmhurst Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17043843000 · DuPage County, IL · pop 4,643 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

The South Elmhurst neighborhood of Elmhurst anchors census tract 17043843000, which lands at 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 23% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 19% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,399 a month while the average household earns $118,295 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.7

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 25% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units1,736

Renter share30.9%

SVI overall0.25

Poverty rate7.3%

Median income$118,295

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Elmhurst and the region

Centroid at 41.8967, -87.9587 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Elmhurst scores 1.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Elmhurst

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

7.3% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,399 rent vs county FMR

2.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Elmhurst

5.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Elmhurst

4.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Elmhurst

4.2

How South Elmhurst compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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

39%Socioeconomic
20%Household composition
48%Racial/ethnic minority
20%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Elmhurst. 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.

7.3%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
4.7%Transit barriers
5.2%No health insurance
13.4%Frequent mental distress
19.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Elmhurst

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk 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 Elmhurst eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% 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 17043843000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043843000?

Census tract 17043843000 in the South Elmhurst neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 17043843000?

Median gross rent is $1,399/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17043843000?

7.3% of residents in tract 17043843000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,643.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17043843000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 20th, minority 48th, housing 20th.

Is tract 17043843000 considered part of South Elmhurst?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17043843000 fall within South Elmhurst (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17043843000 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.3% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17043843000 compare to Elmhurst overall?

Tract 17043843000 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Elmhurst at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elmhurst eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Elmhurst

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