Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

Pistakee Highlands Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17111870704 · McHenry County, IL · pop 3,540 · 79% of tract blocks fall in Pistakee Highlands

With a score of 4.3/10, tract 17111870704 in Pistakee Highlands, IL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.5/10.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 8% Owners 89%

Tract context

Occupied units1,348

Renter share11.4%

SVI overall0.05

Poverty rate6.1%

Median income$92,418

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pistakee Highlands and the region

Centroid at 42.3989, -88.2112 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pistakee Highlands scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Pistakee Highlands

5.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.9

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

6.1% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,839 rent vs county FMR

5.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Pistakee Highlands

6.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Pistakee Highlands

3.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Pistakee Highlands

4.9

How Pistakee Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 5

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

19%Socioeconomic
17%Household composition
16%Racial/ethnic minority
4%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.

9.6%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
10.7%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
6.1%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
16.7%Frequent mental distress
27.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pistakee Highlands

Cost burden runs 30% here against 40.1% across McHenry County. 15% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Running cool, tenant-organizing strength reads 3.1/10. Food insecurity runs 10.7% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Only 11% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 1.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the McHenry County average of 4.3 closely. Average gross rent is $1,839, close to the Pistakee Highlands average.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $92,418.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 17111870704

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111870704?

Census tract 17111870704 in Pistakee Highlands scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17111870704?

Median gross rent is $1,839/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17111870704?

6.1% of residents in tract 17111870704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,540.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17111870704?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 17th, minority 16th, housing 4th.

What share of households in tract 17111870704 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.6% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17111870704 compare to Pistakee Highlands overall?

Tract 17111870704 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Pistakee Highlands at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pistakee Highlands; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.