Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #44,188 of 84,120 nationally
Marengo Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17111871003 · McHenry County, IL · pop 4,120 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Marengo
Census tract 17111871003 is in Marengo, Illinois. It has a population of 4,120 and an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). 34% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 11% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,229/month against a median household income of $99,015 — roughly 15% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,628
Renter share16.4%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$99,015
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
National
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Marengo and the region
Centroid at 42.2910, -88.6423 · click any tract to drill in
Why Marengo scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Marengo
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,229 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Marengo
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Marengo
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Marengo
7.4
How Marengo compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%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.
- 10.9%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.8%Food insecurity
- 11.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.9%Transit barriers
- 8.8%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 28.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17111871003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111871003?
Census tract 17111871003 in Marengo scores 5.2/10 (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 17111871003?
Median gross rent is $1,229/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17111871003?
7.8% of residents in tract 17111871003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,120.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17111871003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 22th, minority 33th, housing 19th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17111871003 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.9% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17111871003 compare to Marengo overall?
Tract 17111871003 scores 5.2/10 — lower than the parent city of Marengo at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Marengo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Marengo
Top eight tracts in Marengo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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