Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,663 of 84,120 nationally
Thornley Eviction Risk: Moderate , St. Charles
Tract 17089852005 · Kane County, IL · pop 4,496 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 17089852005 sits in the Thornley neighborhood of St. Charles, Illinois. It has a population of 4,496 and an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). 69% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 52% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,476/month against a median household income of $159,375 — roughly 11% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,793
Renter share13.5%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$159,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across St. Charles and the region
Centroid at 41.9304, -88.2956 · click any tract to drill in
Why Thornley scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from St. Charles
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,476 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from St. Charles
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from St. Charles
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from St. Charles
4.3
How Thornley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
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.
- 5.6%Housing insecurity
- 3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.1%Food insecurity
- 5.1%SNAP enrollment
- 3.8%Transit barriers
- 4.3%No health insurance
- 12.1%Frequent mental distress
- 22.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17089852005
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089852005?
Census tract 17089852005 in the Thornley neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 17089852005?
Median gross rent is $1,476/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17089852005?
5.3% of residents in tract 17089852005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,496.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17089852005?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 22th, minority 23th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 17089852005 considered part of Thornley?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17089852005 fall within Thornley (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17089852005 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.6% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17089852005 compare to St. Charles overall?
Tract 17089852005 scores 5.5/10 — higher than the parent city of St. Charles at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from St. Charles eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in St. Charles
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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