Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Highwood Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17097865200 · Lake County, IL · pop 5,513 · 81% of tract blocks fall in Highwood

Highwood anchors census tract 17097865200, which lands at 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,845 monthly, set against $100,740 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 26% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units2,033

Renter share52.4%

SVI overall0.75

Poverty rate15.0%

Median income$100,740

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Highwood and the region

Centroid at 42.2068, -87.8125 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highwood scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Highwood

6.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

15.0% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$1,845 rent vs county FMR

5.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Highwood

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Highwood

9.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Highwood

7.0

How Highwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

75%Socioeconomic
62%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
68%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
49%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

15.3%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
18.2%Food insecurity
14.8%SNAP enrollment
8.8%Transit barriers
15.0%No health insurance
15.0%Frequent mental distress
27.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highwood

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Highwood, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 17097865200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097865200?

Census tract 17097865200 in Highwood scores 3.7/10 (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 17097865200?

Median gross rent is $1,845/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097865200?

15.0% of residents in tract 17097865200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,513.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097865200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 62th, minority 60th, housing 68th.

What share of households in tract 17097865200 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.3% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097865200 compare to Highwood overall?

Tract 17097865200 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Highwood at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 17097865200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.