Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Lake in the Hills Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17111871209 · McHenry County, IL · pop 3,516 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Lake in the Hills
With a score of 5.5/10, tract 17111871209 in Lake in the Hills in McHenry County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,516 residents. On the national scale it ranks #35,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,584 a month against an average household income of $64,604 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 64% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,574
Renter share64.2%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$64,604
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake in the Hills and the region
Centroid at 42.2020, -88.3291 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake in the Hills scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake in the Hills
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,584 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake in the Hills
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake in the Hills
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake in the Hills
5.1
How Lake in the Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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.
- 13.9%Housing insecurity
- 8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.9%Food insecurity
- 15.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 10.4%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 29.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake in the Hills
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.5/10. 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 Lake in the Hills, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 67th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17111871209
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111871209?
Census tract 17111871209 in Lake in the Hills scores 2.9/10 (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 17111871209?
Median gross rent is $1,584/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17111871209?
10.3% of residents in tract 17111871209 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,516.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17111871209?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 63th, minority 54th, housing 67th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17111871209 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.9% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17111871209 compare to Lake in the Hills overall?
Tract 17111871209 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Lake in the Hills at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake in the Hills; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lake in the Hills
Top eight tracts in Lake in the Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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