Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Downers Grove Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17043845704 · DuPage County, IL · pop 5,136

Downers Grove anchors census tract 17043845704, which lands at 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 65th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

71% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,689 a month against an average household income of $85,833 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.4

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 10% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units2,082

Renter share32.9%

SVI overall0.46

Poverty rate8.3%

Median income$85,833

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Downers Grove and the region

Centroid at 41.7591, -88.0060 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downers Grove scores 2.4

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

8.3% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,689 rent vs county FMR

4.6

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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

70%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
34%Racial/ethnic minority
21%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.

10.2%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
11.0%SNAP enrollment
6.6%Transit barriers
7.5%No health insurance
14.5%Frequent mental distress
25.6%Any disability

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 above 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 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% 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 17043845704

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043845704?

Census tract 17043845704 in Downers Grove scores 2.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17043845704?

Median gross rent is $1,689/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17043845704?

8.3% of residents in tract 17043845704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,136.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17043845704?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 43th, minority 34th, housing 21th.

What share of households in tract 17043845704 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.2% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17043845704 compare to Downers Grove overall?

Tract 17043845704 scores 2.4/10, 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.