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Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Harvard Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17111870200 · McHenry County, IL · pop 5,870 · 11% of tract blocks fall in Harvard

Tract 17111870200 covers Harvard in Illinois. Home to 5,870 residents, it scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 54th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,351 a month against an average household income of $94,640 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 5% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units2,217
Renter share9.6%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$94,640

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Harvard
Very Low
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#12 of 64 tracts In McHenry County
High
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#2,260 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
National
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Harvard and the region

Centroid at 42.3929, -88.5675 · click any tract to drill in

Why Harvard scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Harvard
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,351 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Harvard
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Harvard
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Harvard
5.9

How Harvard compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Harvard risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 870200Harvard: 4.54.5Harvardparent cityCounty: 2.02.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Harvard

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Harvard, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the McHenry County average of 5.0 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17111870200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111870200?

Census tract 17111870200 in Harvard scores 2.6/10 (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 17111870200?

Median gross rent is $1,351/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17111870200?

4.9% of residents in tract 17111870200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,870.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17111870200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 68th, minority 38th, housing 52th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 17111870200 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.6% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 17111870200 compare to Harvard overall?

Tract 17111870200 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Harvard at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Harvard; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Harvard

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

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