Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
Almora Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Elgin
Tract 17089851904 · Kane County, IL · pop 7,052 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 4.3/10, tract 17089851904 in the Almora Heights area of Elgin, IL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 7,052. 36% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units2,541
Renter share24.2%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate11.4%
Median income$98,705
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
40
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elgin and the region
Centroid at 42.0409, -88.3428 · click any tract to drill in
Why Almora Heights scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
11.4% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,153 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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 Almora Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
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)
- 118Total filings over 3 yrs
- 4.68%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.8%Peak (2011)
- 47Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
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.
- 13.7%Housing insecurity
- 7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.9%Food insecurity
- 12.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.9%Transit barriers
- 13.5%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 27.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Almora Heights
58% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Kane County average of 45.5%. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.5/10.
Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.8/10.
Court records carry 118 eviction filings across 3 observed years. Average gross rent is $1,153, 15% below the Elgin average.
Filings peaked in 2011 at 4.8% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.7% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 47th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $98,705, annual rent is just 14%.
It tracks the Kane County average of 4.1 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17089851904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089851904?
Census tract 17089851904 in the Almora Heights neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17089851904?
Median gross rent is $1,153/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17089851904?
11.4% of residents in tract 17089851904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,052.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17089851904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 47th, minority 69th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 17089851904 considered part of Almora Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17089851904 fall within Almora Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17089851904?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 118 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 17089851904 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.68% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17089851904 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.7% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17089851904 compare to Elgin overall?
Tract 17089851904 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Elgin at 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.
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