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Neighborhood · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally

The Preserves Eviction Risk: Lower , Grayslake

Tract 17097861106 · Lake County, IL · pop 7,390 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

With a score of 3.4/10, tract 17097861106 in the The Preserves area of Grayslake, IL reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 7,390. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 8% Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units2,827
Renter share12.7%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$115,781

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In The Preserves
Very High
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Grayslake
Elevated
Within county
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#91 of 159 tracts In Lake County
Moderate
Within state
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#2,555 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Grayslake and the region

Centroid at 42.3596, -88.0203 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Preserves scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Grayslake
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,579 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grayslake
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grayslake
5.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grayslake
4.0

How The Preserves compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
The Preserves risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 861106Grayslake: 4.24.2Grayslakeparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.15.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within The Preserves. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in The Preserves

Against Lake County at 42.6%, around a third of renters here are cost-burdened. Disability prevalence runs 18.7% against 31.5% nationally. Food insecurity runs 7.9% against 17.8% nationally.

Against the Lake County average of 4.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points. Nationally it ranks #59,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 13% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $115,781, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.7 points cooler.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Average gross rent is $1,579, close to the Grayslake average.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 17097861106

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097861106?

Census tract 17097861106 in the The Preserves neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 17097861106?

Median gross rent is $1,579/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097861106?

3.7% of residents in tract 17097861106 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,390.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097861106?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 9th, minority 48th, housing 13th.
Q5

Is tract 17097861106 considered part of The Preserves?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097861106 fall within The Preserves (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 17097861106 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.8% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17097861106 compare to Grayslake overall?

Tract 17097861106 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Grayslake at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grayslake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Grayslake

Top eight tracts in Grayslake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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