Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
South Elmhurst Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17043843000 ·
DuPage County, IL · pop 4,643 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
With a score of 4.2/10, tract 17043843000 in the South Elmhurst area of Elmhurst, IL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. about one in five of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far below the DuPage County average of 41.4%.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
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.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 7 tracts In South Elmhurst
Very High
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 11 tracts In Elmhurst
Very High
Within county
46th percentile
#119 of 219 tracts In DuPage County
Moderate
Within state
38th percentile
#2,016 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
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 4.2
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.
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
Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.8/10. Average gross rent is $1,399, 29% below the Elmhurst average.
Food insecurity runs 7.8% against 17.8% nationally. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.9/10. SNAP participation runs 6.1% against 15.2% nationally.
8% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the national scale it lands near the 46th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 14% of average household income of $118,295, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the DuPage County average of 4.4 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17043843000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043843000?
Census tract 17043843000 in the South Elmhurst neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 17043843000?
Median gross rent is $1,399/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 17043843000 compare to Elmhurst overall?
Tract 17043843000 scores 4.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Elmhurst at 4.4/10. 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.