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Woodbridge South Eviction Risk: Moderate , Elgin

Tract 17089851907 · Kane County, IL · pop 9,282 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 17089851907 sits in the Woodbridge South neighborhood of Elgin, Illinois. It has a population of 9,282 and an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). 46% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 43% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,797/month against a median household income of $131,329 — roughly 16% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 13% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units3,253
Renter share23.9%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$131,329

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Woodbridge South
Moderate
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank — 63th percentileBottomTop
#10 of 25 tracts In Elgin
Elevated
Within county
33 th percentile
Rank — 33th percentileBottomTop
#70 of 104 tracts In Kane County
Low
Within state
37 th percentile
Rank — 37th percentileBottomTop
#2,045 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Elgin and the region

Centroid at 41.9959, -88.3274 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodbridge South scores 5.1

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
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,797 rent vs county FMR
5.2
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 Woodbridge South compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Woodbridge South risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 851907Elgin: 4.44.4Elginparent cityCounty: 5.35.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

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)

  • 69Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 10.45%Avg annual filing rate
  • 19.8%Peak (2009)
  • 19Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 — 2011
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170898519072009: 29 filings (19.82/100 renter HHs)2010: 21 filings (6.77/100 renter HHs)2011: 19 filings (4.75/100 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 17089851907

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089851907?

Census tract 17089851907 in the Woodbridge South neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 17089851907?

Median gross rent is $1,797/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17089851907?

7.5% of residents in tract 17089851907 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,282.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17089851907?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 7th, minority 61th, housing 64th.

Q5

Is tract 17089851907 considered part of Woodbridge South?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17089851907 fall within Woodbridge South (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17089851907?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 69 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 17089851907 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.45% of renter households, peaking at 19.8% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 17089851907 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.1% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 17089851907 compare to Elgin overall?

Tract 17089851907 scores 5.1/10 — 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.

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