Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
St. Charles Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17089852201 · Kane County, IL · pop 4,964
St. Charles is where census tract 17089852201 sits, home to 4,964 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,953 monthly, set against $104,600 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units2,094
Renter share28.5%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$104,600
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across St. Charles and the region
Centroid at 41.9020, -88.3214 · click any tract to drill in
Why St. Charles scores 2.4
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
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,953 rent vs county FMR
6.1
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 St. Charles compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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)
- 39Total filings over 3 yrs
- 2.91%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2011)
- 16Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 8.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.1%Food insecurity
- 8.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 24.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in St. Charles
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.1/10. 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 St. Charles eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 39 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 2.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.4% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17089852201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089852201?
Census tract 17089852201 in St. Charles 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 17089852201?
Median gross rent is $1,953/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17089852201?
5.5% of residents in tract 17089852201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,964.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17089852201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 59th, minority 21th, housing 22th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17089852201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 39 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 17089852201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.91% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 17089852201 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.4% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17089852201 compare to St. Charles overall?
Tract 17089852201 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of St. Charles at 4.4/10. 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
Top eight tracts in St. Charles ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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