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Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

College Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Elgin

Tract 17089851908 · Kane County, IL · pop 6,002 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

How risky is the College Park area of Elgin for landlords? Census tract 17089851908 scores 5.2/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #45,143 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,553 a month while the average household earns $93,480 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 13% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,976
Renter share26.6%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$93,480

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In College Park
Moderate
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#17 of 25 tracts In Elgin
Low
Within county
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#47 of 104 tracts In Kane County
Elevated
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#2,360 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Elgin and the region

Centroid at 42.0207, -88.3312 · click any tract to drill in

Why College Park scores 2.4

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
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,553 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 College Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
College Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.42.4This tracttract 851908Elgin: 4.24.2Elginparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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)

  • 114Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 14.05%Avg annual filing rate
  • 22.2%Peak (2009)
  • 34Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2011
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170898519082009: 48 filings (22.16/100 renter HHs)2010: 32 filings (11.55/100 renter HHs)2011: 34 filings (8.44/100 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 College Park

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.8/10. 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 safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 114 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 14.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 22.2% of renter households in 2009.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% 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 17089851908

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089851908?

Census tract 17089851908 in the College Park neighborhood 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 17089851908?

Median gross rent is $1,553/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17089851908?

7.9% of residents in tract 17089851908 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,002.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17089851908?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 62th, minority 78th, housing 44th.
Q5

Is tract 17089851908 considered part of College Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17089851908 fall within College Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17089851908?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 114 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 17089851908 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.05% of renter households, peaking at 22.2% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17089851908 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.0% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17089851908 compare to Elgin overall?

Tract 17089851908 scores 2.4/10, 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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