Census Tract · Ranked #31,320 of 84,120 nationally

Gages Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17097861607 · Lake County, IL · pop 4,259 · 76% of tract blocks fall in Gages Lake

Census tract 17097861607 is in Gages Lake, Illinois. It has a population of 4,259 and an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). 54% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 30% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,730/month against a median household income of $84,375 — roughly 25% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 16% Owners 65%

Tract context

Occupied units1,793

Renter share34.1%

SVI overall0.62

Poverty rate8.6%

Median income$84,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gages Lake and the region

Centroid at 42.3399, -87.9956 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gages Lake scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gages Lake

6.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

8.6% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,730 rent vs county FMR

4.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gages Lake

6.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gages Lake

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gages Lake

4.7

How Gages Lake compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

63%Socioeconomic
51%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
66%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.

11.6%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
13.6%Food insecurity
12.0%SNAP enrollment
7.3%Transit barriers
8.8%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
26.5%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17097861607

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097861607?

Census tract 17097861607 in Gages Lake scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17097861607?

Median gross rent is $1,730/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097861607?

8.6% of residents in tract 17097861607 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,259.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097861607?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 51th, minority 37th, housing 66th.

What share of households in tract 17097861607 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.6% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097861607 compare to Gages Lake overall?

Tract 17097861607 scores 5.6/10 — right in line with the parent city of Gages Lake at 5.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gages Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Gages Lake

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