Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Westmont Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17043844701 · DuPage County, IL · pop 4,126 · 48% of tract blocks fall in Westmont
Eviction risk in Westmont centers on tract 17043844701, which scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,126 residents. That is riskier than about 69% of US census tracts.
61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,519 a month against an average household income of $100,341 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,606
Renter share18.1%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$100,341
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westmont and the region
Centroid at 41.8083, -87.9800 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westmont scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westmont
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,519 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westmont
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westmont
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westmont
6.1
How Westmont compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%Housing & transportation
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.
- 8.3%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.4%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 14.0%Frequent mental distress
- 22.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westmont
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Westmont, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th 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 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% 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 17043844701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043844701?
Census tract 17043844701 in Westmont scores 2.8/10 (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 17043844701?
Median gross rent is $1,519/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17043844701?
5.9% of residents in tract 17043844701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,126.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17043844701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 33th, minority 32th, housing 40th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17043844701 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.3% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17043844701 compare to Westmont overall?
Tract 17043844701 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Westmont at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westmont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Westmont
Top eight tracts in Westmont ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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