Neighborhood · Ranked #37,857 of 84,120 nationally

Elgin Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17089851301 · Kane County, IL · pop 3,648 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 17089851301 sits in the Elgin Historic District neighborhood of Elgin, Illinois. It has a population of 3,648 and an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). 57% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 38% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,171/month against a median household income of $70,221 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 21% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,144

Renter share49.1%

SVI overall0.95

Poverty rate17.9%

Median income$70,221

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Elgin and the region

Centroid at 42.0371, -88.2731 · click any tract to drill in

Why Elgin Historic District scores 5.4

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

17.9% poverty · this tract

4.5

Supply constraint

$1,171 rent vs county FMR

1.7

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 Elgin Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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

98%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

61Total filings over 3 yrs
3.62%Avg annual filing rate
5.4%Peak (2009)
15Filings in 2011 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2009 — 2011

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Elgin Historic District. 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.

26.4%Housing insecurity
14.7%Utility-shutoff threat
33.0%Food insecurity
28.5%SNAP enrollment
15.2%Transit barriers
26.0%No health insurance
18.8%Frequent mental distress
33.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17089851301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089851301?

Census tract 17089851301 in the Elgin Historic District neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17089851301?

Median gross rent is $1,171/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17089851301?

17.9% of residents in tract 17089851301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,648.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17089851301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 88th, minority 86th, housing 74th.

Is tract 17089851301 considered part of Elgin Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17089851301 fall within Elgin Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17089851301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 61 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 17089851301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.62% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 17089851301 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.4% 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. 14.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17089851301 compare to Elgin overall?

Tract 17089851301 scores 5.4/10 — higher than the parent city of Elgin at 4.4/10. 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.