Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Beach Park Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17097861701 · Lake County, IL · pop 1,992 · 43% of tract blocks fall in Beach Park
Eviction risk in Beach Park in Lake County centers on tract 17097861701, which scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 1,992 residents. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 76% of renter households, a severe level, and 54% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,824 a month while the average household earns $83,262 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units607
Renter share21.1%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$83,262
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Beach Park and the region
Centroid at 42.4020, -87.8122 · click any tract to drill in
Why Beach Park scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Beach Park
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,824 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Beach Park
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Beach Park
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Beach Park
6.8
How Beach Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%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.
- 16.0%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.5%Food insecurity
- 16.3%SNAP enrollment
- 9.3%Transit barriers
- 14.5%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 29.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Beach Park
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.8/10. 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 Beach Park, 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 above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 32nd 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 16.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097861701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097861701?
Census tract 17097861701 in Beach Park scores 3/10 (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 17097861701?
Median gross rent is $1,824/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097861701?
15.9% of residents in tract 17097861701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,992.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097861701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 32th, minority 78th, housing 8th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17097861701 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.0% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17097861701 compare to Beach Park overall?
Tract 17097861701 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Beach Park at 4.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Beach Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Beach Park
Top eight tracts in Beach Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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