Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #28,252 of 84,120 nationally
Grandwood Park Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17097861604 · Lake County, IL · pop 5,540 · 51% of tract blocks fall in Grandwood Park
Census tract 17097861604 is in Grandwood Park, Illinois. It has a population of 5,540 and an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). 64% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 15% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,797/month against a median household income of $127,500 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,062
Renter share12.8%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate2.1%
Median income$127,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
National
66
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grandwood Park and the region
Centroid at 42.4023, -87.9746 · click any tract to drill in
Why Grandwood Park scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Grandwood Park
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
2.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,797 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grandwood Park
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grandwood Park
3.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grandwood Park
5.2
How Grandwood Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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.
- 8.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.2%Food insecurity
- 5.9%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 13.0%Frequent mental distress
- 18.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17097861604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097861604?
Census tract 17097861604 in Grandwood Park scores 5.7/10 (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 17097861604?
Median gross rent is $1,797/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097861604?
2.1% of residents in tract 17097861604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,540.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097861604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 36th, minority 50th, housing 7th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17097861604 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.0% 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.
Q6
How does tract 17097861604 compare to Grandwood Park overall?
Tract 17097861604 scores 5.7/10 — higher than the parent city of Grandwood Park at 5.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grandwood Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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