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Silver Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cary

Tract 17111871304 · McHenry County, IL · pop 3,698 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 17111871304 sits in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Cary, Illinois. It has a population of 3,698 and an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). 41% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 21% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,071/month against a median household income of $86,458 — roughly 15% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 6% Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,494
Renter share9.8%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate11.6%
Median income$86,458

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 2 tracts In Silver Lake
Very Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 5 tracts In Cary
Moderate
Within county
67 th percentile
Rank — 67th percentileBottomTop
#22 of 64 tracts In McHenry County
Elevated
Within state
52 th percentile
Rank — 52th percentileBottomTop
#1,553 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cary and the region

Centroid at 42.2351, -88.2642 · click any tract to drill in

Why Silver Lake scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cary
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
11.6% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,071 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cary
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cary
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cary
5.8

How Silver Lake compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Silver Lake risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 871304Cary: 5.55.5Caryparent cityCounty: 5.05.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Silver Lake. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 17111871304

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17111871304?

Census tract 17111871304 in the Silver Lake neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 17111871304?

Median gross rent is $1,071/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17111871304?

11.6% of residents in tract 17111871304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,698.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17111871304?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 19th, minority 42th, housing 14th.

Q5

Is tract 17111871304 considered part of Silver Lake?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17111871304 fall within Silver Lake (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

Q6

What share of households in tract 17111871304 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.3% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17111871304 compare to Cary overall?

Tract 17111871304 scores 5.4/10 — right in line with the parent city of Cary at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cary; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cary

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

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