Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #50,269 of 84,120 nationally
Harvard Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17111870302 · McHenry County, IL · pop 4,280 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Harvard
Census tract 17111870302 is in Harvard, Illinois. It has a population of 4,280 and an eviction-risk score of 5.0/10 (Moderate tier). 31% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 15% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,095/month against a median household income of $72,353 — roughly 18% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.0
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,474
Renter share31.5%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$72,353
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
40
th percentile
Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
40
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Harvard and the region
Centroid at 42.4434, -88.6014 · click any tract to drill in
Why Harvard scores 5.0
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,095 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%Housing & transportation
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.
- 17.9%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.4%Food insecurity
- 18.1%SNAP enrollment
- 10.5%Transit barriers
- 18.8%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 32.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17111870302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111870302?
Census tract 17111870302 in Harvard scores 5.0/10 (Moderate 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 17111870302?
Median gross rent is $1,095/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17111870302?
8.4% of residents in tract 17111870302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,280.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17111870302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 85th, minority 74th, housing 68th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17111870302 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.9% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17111870302 compare to Harvard overall?
Tract 17111870302 scores 5.0/10 — lower than the parent city of Harvard at 5.9/10. 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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