Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Highland Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lombard
Tract 17043844305 · DuPage County, IL · pop 4,479 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 17043844305 covers part of the Highland Hills area of Lombard, IL, and scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,479 residents. Against DuPage County at 41.4%, 64% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,954
Renter share57.5%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$81,944
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lombard and the region
Centroid at 41.8448, -88.0277 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland Hills scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lombard
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,897 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lombard
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lombard
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lombard
5.3
How Highland Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Highland Hills. 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.
- 6.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.1%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 4.8%Transit barriers
- 5.7%No health insurance
- 11.9%Frequent mental distress
- 27.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highland Hills
Severe burden reaches 34%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.7/10. SNAP participation runs 6.3% against 15.2% nationally.
Against the DuPage County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 67th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.8/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,897, close to the Lombard average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $81,944.
57% 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 17043844305
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043844305?
Census tract 17043844305 in the Highland Hills neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 17043844305?
Median gross rent is $1,897/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17043844305?
6.9% of residents in tract 17043844305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,479.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17043844305?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 35th, minority 58th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 17043844305 considered part of Highland Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17043844305 fall within Highland Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17043844305 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.9% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17043844305 compare to Lombard overall?
Tract 17043844305 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Lombard at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lombard eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lombard
Top eight tracts in Lombard ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · IL
Highland Hills
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Glen Oak
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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17043843601
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Highland Hills
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Flowerfield
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
Highland Hills
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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Glen Oak
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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South Addison
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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