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Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally

Downers Grove Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17043844901 · DuPage County, IL · pop 3,472

Downers Grove anchors census tract 17043844901, which lands at 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,636 monthly, set against $125,903 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 21% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,545
Renter share36.3%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$125,903

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 12 tracts In Downers Grove
Low
Within county
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#147 of 219 tracts In DuPage County
Low
Within state
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#2,930 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very Low
National
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#79,998 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Downers Grove and the region

Centroid at 41.7975, -88.0024 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downers Grove scores 1.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Downers Grove
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,636 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Downers Grove
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Downers Grove
5.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Downers Grove
4.7

How Downers Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Downers Grove risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.41.4This tracttract 844901Downers Grove: 4.44.4Downers Groveparent cityCounty: 1.91.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downers Grove

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.4/10. 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 Downers Grove 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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 7.1% 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 17043844901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043844901?

Census tract 17043844901 in Downers Grove scores 1.4/10 (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 17043844901?

Median gross rent is $1,636/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17043844901?

5.8% of residents in tract 17043844901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,472.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17043844901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 3th, minority 25th, housing 72th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 17043844901 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.1% 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.
Q6

How does tract 17043844901 compare to Downers Grove overall?

Tract 17043844901 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Downers Grove at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Downers Grove eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Downers Grove

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

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