Neighborhood · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally

Prairie View Eviction Risk: Lower , Buffalo Grove

Tract 17097864517 · Lake County, IL · pop 3,257 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 17097864517 runs through Prairie View in Buffalo Grove. With 3,257 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #51,143 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,154 a month while the average household earns $200,417 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.

Risk score

1.3

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 4% Owners 94%

Tract context

Occupied units1,070

Renter share6.2%

SVI overall0.09

Poverty rate4.8%

Median income$200,417

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Buffalo Grove and the region

Centroid at 42.1903, -87.9751 · click any tract to drill in

Why Prairie View scores 1.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Buffalo Grove

6.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

4.8% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$2,154 rent vs county FMR

7.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Buffalo Grove

3.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Buffalo Grove

4.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Buffalo Grove

3.7

How Prairie View compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 9

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

16%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
3%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.

5.2%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
6.1%Food insecurity
4.2%SNAP enrollment
3.5%Transit barriers
3.7%No health insurance
10.6%Frequent mental distress
17.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Prairie View

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Buffalo Grove 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 below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 9th 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 17097864517

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097864517?

Census tract 17097864517 in the Prairie View neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17097864517?

Median gross rent is $2,154/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097864517?

4.8% of residents in tract 17097864517 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,257.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097864517?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 43th, minority 46th, housing 3th.

Is tract 17097864517 considered part of Prairie View?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097864517 fall within Prairie View (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17097864517 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.2% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097864517 compare to Buffalo Grove overall?

Tract 17097864517 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Buffalo Grove at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Buffalo Grove eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Buffalo Grove

Top eight tracts in Buffalo Grove ranked by composite eviction-risk score.