Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Fox Lake Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17097860908 · Lake County, IL · pop 1,819 · 57% of tract blocks fall in Fox Lake
Census tract 17097860908 covers Fox Lake, home to 1,819 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #20,899 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 87% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,405 a month against an average household income of $61,447 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units868
Renter share24.2%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$61,447
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fox Lake and the region
Centroid at 42.3891, -88.1856 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fox Lake scores 3.8
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
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,405 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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: 25
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%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.
- 10.9%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.0%Food insecurity
- 12.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 28.1%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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 17097860908
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097860908?
Census tract 17097860908 in Fox Lake scores 3.8/10 (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 17097860908?
Median gross rent is $1,405/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 87% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097860908?
12.9% of residents in tract 17097860908 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,819.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097860908?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 42th, minority 27th, housing 4th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17097860908 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.9% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17097860908 compare to Fox Lake overall?
Tract 17097860908 scores 3.8/10, lower than 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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