Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
Gages Lake Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17097861608 · Lake County, IL · pop 3,805 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Gages Lake
Here is how census tract 17097861608, in Gages Lake, looks to a landlord: a 5.3/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,805. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,729 monthly, set against $117,143 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,362
Renter share14.8%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate1.2%
Median income$117,143
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
National
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gages Lake and the region
Centroid at 42.3475, -87.9732 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gages Lake scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
1.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,729 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: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%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.
- 8.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.1%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 21.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gages Lake
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.2/10. 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 Gages Lake, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 White and ranks around the 21st 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 8.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% 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 17097861608
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097861608?
Census tract 17097861608 in Gages Lake scores 1.4/10 (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 17097861608?
Median gross rent is $1,729/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097861608?
1.2% of residents in tract 17097861608 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,805.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097861608?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 13th, minority 51th, housing 26th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17097861608 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.6% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17097861608 compare to Gages Lake overall?
Tract 17097861608 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Gages Lake at 4.6/10. 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.
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