Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Bolingbrook Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17197880114 · Will County, IL · pop 2,766

Census tract 17197880114 covers Bolingbrook in Will County, home to 2,766 residents. For landlords it grades 5.4/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 54% of US census tracts.

50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,204 monthly, set against $58,850 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 70% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

2.5

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 35% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units982

Renter share70.3%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate4.0%

Median income$58,850

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bolingbrook and the region

Centroid at 41.6852, -88.0790 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bolingbrook scores 2.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Bolingbrook

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

4.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,204 rent vs county FMR

1.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Bolingbrook

6.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Bolingbrook

4.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Bolingbrook

5.7

How Bolingbrook compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

88%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
90%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.

20.3%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility-shutoff threat
24.3%Food insecurity
21.0%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
15.6%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
29.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bolingbrook

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.9/10. 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 Bolingbrook eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Will County average of 4.9 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 20.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17197880114

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880114?

Census tract 17197880114 in Bolingbrook scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17197880114?

Median gross rent is $1,204/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880114?

4.0% of residents in tract 17197880114 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,766.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880114?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 71th, minority 84th, housing 90th.

What share of households in tract 17197880114 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.3% 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. 11.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17197880114 compare to Bolingbrook overall?

Tract 17197880114 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Bolingbrook at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bolingbrook eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bolingbrook

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