Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
North Chicago Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17097862901 · Lake County, IL · pop 3,760
Tract 17097862901 covers North Chicago in Illinois. Home to 3,760 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $938 a month while the average household earns $59,120 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,065
Renter share52.7%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate17.5%
Median income$59,120
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Chicago and the region
Centroid at 42.3350, -87.8367 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Chicago scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Chicago
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
17.5% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$938 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Chicago
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Chicago
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Chicago
7.6
How North Chicago compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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.
- 33.2%Housing insecurity
- 20.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 43.0%Food insecurity
- 39.7%SNAP enrollment
- 19.5%Transit barriers
- 29.3%No health insurance
- 19.4%Frequent mental distress
- 38.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Chicago
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 North Chicago eviction risk, 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 predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 33.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.2% 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 17097862901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097862901?
Census tract 17097862901 in North Chicago scores 4.8/10 (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 17097862901?
Median gross rent is $938/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097862901?
17.5% of residents in tract 17097862901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,760.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097862901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 58th, minority 93th, housing 75th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17097862901 struggle to pay rent?
About 33.2% 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. 20.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17097862901 compare to North Chicago overall?
Tract 17097862901 scores 4.8/10, right in line with the parent city of North Chicago at 4.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Chicago eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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