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Columbia Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Elgin

Tract 17089851102 · Kane County, IL · pop 4,396 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 17089851102 covers Columbia Park in Elgin, home to 4,396 residents. For landlords it grades 5.5/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 58th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,365 monthly, set against $80,387 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 12% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,339
Renter share25.5%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate19.1%
Median income$80,387

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Columbia Park
Moderate
Within parent city
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 25 tracts In Elgin
High
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 104 tracts In Kane County
High
Within state
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#1,813 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Elgin and the region

Centroid at 42.0423, -88.3023 · click any tract to drill in

Why Columbia Park scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Elgin
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
19.1% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,365 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elgin
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elgin
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elgin
3.5

How Columbia Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Columbia Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 851102Elgin: 4.24.2Elginparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 38Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 3.43%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.6%Peak (2010)
  • 12Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2011
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170898511022009: 10 filings (2.97/100 renter HHs)2010: 16 filings (4.56/100 renter HHs)2011: 12 filings (2.76/100 renter HHs)
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 Columbia Park

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Elgin 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 Kane County average of 5.3 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 73rd 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17089851102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089851102?

Census tract 17089851102 in the Columbia Park neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 17089851102?

Median gross rent is $1,365/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17089851102?

19.1% of residents in tract 17089851102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,396.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17089851102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 73th, minority 76th, housing 47th.
Q5

Is tract 17089851102 considered part of Columbia Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17089851102 fall within Columbia Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17089851102?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 38 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 17089851102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.43% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17089851102 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.3% 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. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17089851102 compare to Elgin overall?

Tract 17089851102 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Elgin at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elgin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Elgin

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

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