Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
The Townes at Oak Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Mundelein
Tract 17097864002 · Lake County, IL · pop 5,264 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
How risky is The Townes at Oak Creek in Mundelein for landlords? Census tract 17097864002 scores 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 61% of US census tracts.
52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,391 a month while the average household earns $74,816 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 50% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,693
Renter share49.9%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$74,816
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mundelein and the region
Centroid at 42.2510, -87.9926 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Townes at Oak Creek scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mundelein
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,391 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mundelein
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mundelein
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mundelein
4.6
How The Townes at Oak Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within The Townes at Oak Creek. 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.
- 20.8%Housing insecurity
- 11.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.5%Food insecurity
- 20.0%SNAP enrollment
- 11.5%Transit barriers
- 21.0%No health insurance
- 16.8%Frequent mental distress
- 30.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Townes at Oak Creek
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.3/10. 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 Mundelein eviction risk, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097864002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097864002?
Census tract 17097864002 in the The Townes at Oak Creek neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 17097864002?
Median gross rent is $1,391/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097864002?
10.4% of residents in tract 17097864002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,264.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097864002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 27th, minority 84th, housing 55th.
Q5
Is tract 17097864002 considered part of The Townes at Oak Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097864002 fall within The Townes at Oak Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17097864002 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.8% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17097864002 compare to Mundelein overall?
Tract 17097864002 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Mundelein at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mundelein eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mundelein
Top eight tracts in Mundelein ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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