Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Fox Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17097860903 · Lake County, IL · pop 6,295 · 77% of tract blocks fall in Fox Lake
Here is how census tract 17097860903, in Fox Lake, looks to a landlord: a 6.1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 6,295. It lands near the 78th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $953 a month against an average household income of $56,227 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units2,889
Renter share37.6%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$56,227
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fox Lake and the region
Centroid at 42.3916, -88.1668 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fox Lake scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fox Lake
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$953 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fox Lake
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fox Lake
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fox Lake
7.1
How Fox Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%Housing & transportation
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.
- 13.3%Housing insecurity
- 8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.4%Food insecurity
- 15.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%Transit barriers
- 10.2%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 29.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fox Lake
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Fox Lake, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lake County average of 5.3 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097860903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097860903?
Census tract 17097860903 in Fox Lake scores 4.4/10 (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 17097860903?
Median gross rent is $953/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097860903?
16.7% of residents in tract 17097860903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,295.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097860903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 48th, minority 35th, housing 52th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17097860903 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.3% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17097860903 compare to Fox Lake overall?
Tract 17097860903 scores 4.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Fox Lake at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fox Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fox Lake
Top eight tracts in Fox Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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