Neighborhood · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally

Ravinia Eviction Risk: Lower , Highland Park

Tract 17097865502 · Lake County, IL · pop 2,227 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Here is how census tract 17097865502, in Ravinia in Highland Park, looks to a landlord: a 5.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,227. On the national scale it ranks #26,442 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,013 a month while the average household earns $158,500 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.

Risk score

1.5

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 10% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units832

Renter share21.9%

SVI overall0.27

Poverty rate7.0%

Median income$158,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Highland Park and the region

Centroid at 42.1845, -87.7854 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ravinia scores 1.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Highland Park

6.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

7.0% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$2,013 rent vs county FMR

6.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Highland Park

8.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Highland Park

3.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Highland Park

5.4

How Ravinia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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

25%Socioeconomic
28%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
51%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

41%Grade A
40%Grade B
19%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

Within Ravinia. 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.

6.0%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
4.2%Transit barriers
4.6%No health insurance
12.3%Frequent mental distress
23.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ravinia

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.3/10. 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 Highland Park, 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.

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

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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 17097865502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097865502?

Census tract 17097865502 in the Ravinia neighborhood scores 1.5/10 (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 17097865502?

Median gross rent is $2,013/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097865502?

7.0% of residents in tract 17097865502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,227.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097865502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 28th, minority 14th, housing 51th.

Is tract 17097865502 considered part of Ravinia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17097865502 fall within Ravinia (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17097865502 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.0% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097865502 compare to Highland Park overall?

Tract 17097865502 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of Highland Park at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highland Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 17097865502 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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.

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