Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
College Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Elgin
Tract 17089851908 · Kane County, IL · pop 6,002 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
17089851908 is a census tract in the College Park area of Elgin, IL. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 6,002 residents. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 2/10.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
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 parent city
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
36
th percentile
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 4.1
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
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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)
- 114Total filings over 3 yrs
- 14.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.2%Peak (2009)
- 34Filings 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.
- 16.0%Housing insecurity
- 8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.9%Food insecurity
- 14.1%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 13.8%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 26.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in College Park
On the softer side, economic stress reads 2/10. Cost burden runs 50% here against 45.5% across Kane County.
The filing record is not thin: 114 evictions over 3 years of observation. Average gross rent is $1,553, 14% above the Elgin average.
The worst year on record was 2009, when 22.2% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 14.1% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 44th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. The legal-climate inputs (statute speed, court posture, rent-regulation exposure) come from Elgin eviction risk as a whole. Only the economic and supply signals are measured inside this tract. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler. It tracks the Kane County average of 4.1 closely. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $93,480.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
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 4.1/10 (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 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 4.1/10, right in line with 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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