Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally
Bull Creek Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Beach Park
Tract 17097860600 · Lake County, IL · pop 8,130 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 17097860600 covers part of the Bull Creek Terrace area of Beach Park, IL, and scores 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 8,130. 57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Lake County average of 42.6%.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units3,111
Renter share27.2%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$57,356
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Beach Park and the region
Centroid at 42.4245, -87.8200 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bull Creek Terrace scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Beach Park
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,049 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Beach Park
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Beach Park
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Beach Park
6.8
How Bull Creek Terrace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Bull Creek Terrace. 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.
- 19.9%Housing insecurity
- 11.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.8%Food insecurity
- 22.3%SNAP enrollment
- 11.6%Transit barriers
- 17.3%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 33.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bull Creek Terrace
30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.8/10. It sits 1.2 points above the Lake County average of 4.4. Average gross rent is $1,049, 16% below the Beach Park average.
SNAP participation runs 22.3% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 24.8% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.3/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $57,356.
27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097860600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097860600?
Census tract 17097860600 in the Bull Creek Terrace neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 17097860600?
Median gross rent is $1,049/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097860600?
15.6% of residents in tract 17097860600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,130.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097860600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 93th, minority 74th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 17097860600 considered part of Bull Creek Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097860600 fall within Bull Creek Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17097860600 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.9% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17097860600 compare to Beach Park overall?
Tract 17097860600 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Beach Park at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Beach Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Beach Park
Top eight tracts in Beach Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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