Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Zurich Highlands Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17097864409 · Lake County, IL · pop 4,326 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 17097864409 (Lake Zurich Highlands in Lake Zurich, Illinois) comes in at 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #42,102 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,400 a month while the average household earns $118,250 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,722
Renter share24.7%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$118,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Zurich and the region
Centroid at 42.1903, -88.0852 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Zurich Highlands scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake Zurich
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,400 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Zurich
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Zurich
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Zurich
3.9
How Lake Zurich Highlands 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.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%Housing & transportation
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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 13.5%Frequent mental distress
- 22.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Zurich Highlands
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 5.5/10. 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 Lake Zurich, 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 7.9% 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.
The tract is predominantly 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097864409
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097864409?
Census tract 17097864409 in the Lake Zurich Highlands neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (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 17097864409?
Median gross rent is $1,400/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097864409?
8.1% of residents in tract 17097864409 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,326.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097864409?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 79th, minority 28th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 17097864409 considered part of Lake Zurich Highlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097864409 fall within Lake Zurich Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17097864409 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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.
Q7
How does tract 17097864409 compare to Lake Zurich overall?
Tract 17097864409 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Lake Zurich at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Zurich; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lake Zurich
Top eight tracts in Lake Zurich ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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