Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
West Trail Eviction Risk: Lower , Grayslake
Tract 17097861404 · Lake County, IL · pop 6,224 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
The West Trail area of Grayslake is where census tract 17097861404 sits, home to 6,224 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.7/10. That is riskier than about 65% of US census tracts.
About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,262 a month against an average household income of $73,552 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,833
Renter share26.5%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate19.2%
Median income$73,552
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grayslake and the region
Centroid at 42.3561, -88.0761 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Trail scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
19.2% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,262 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grayslake
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grayslake
3.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grayslake
6.2
How West Trail compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Trail. 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.
- 22.2%Housing insecurity
- 12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.8%Food insecurity
- 23.3%SNAP enrollment
- 12.8%Transit barriers
- 21.4%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 31.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Trail
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.6/10. 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 Grayslake, 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 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 Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 71st 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097861404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097861404?
Census tract 17097861404 in the West Trail neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 17097861404?
Median gross rent is $1,262/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097861404?
19.2% of residents in tract 17097861404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,224.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097861404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 66th, minority 81th, housing 18th.
Q5
Is tract 17097861404 considered part of West Trail?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097861404 fall within West Trail (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17097861404 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.2% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17097861404 compare to Grayslake overall?
Tract 17097861404 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Grayslake at 4.4/10. 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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