Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally

Romeoville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17197880202 · Will County, IL · pop 5,005 · 52% of tract blocks fall in Romeoville

Romeoville is where census tract 17197880202 sits, home to 5,005 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.6/10. That is riskier than about 61% of US census tracts.

About 83% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,641 monthly, set against $101,537 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.

Risk score

1.8

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 1% Owners 96%

Tract context

Occupied units1,671

Renter share3.5%

SVI overall0.36

Poverty rate5.2%

Median income$101,537

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Romeoville and the region

Centroid at 41.6666, -88.0621 · click any tract to drill in

Why Romeoville scores 1.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Romeoville

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

5.2% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$1,641 rent vs county FMR

4.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Romeoville

8.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Romeoville

4.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Romeoville

5.9

How Romeoville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

58%Socioeconomic
64%Household composition
69%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.

13.4%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
14.7%Food insecurity
11.8%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
25.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Romeoville

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.3/10. 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 Romeoville 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 13.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 17197880202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880202?

Census tract 17197880202 in Romeoville scores 1.8/10 (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 17197880202?

Median gross rent is $1,641/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 83% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880202?

5.2% of residents in tract 17197880202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,005.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 64th, minority 69th, housing 4th.

What share of households in tract 17197880202 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.4% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17197880202 compare to Romeoville overall?

Tract 17197880202 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Romeoville at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Romeoville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Romeoville

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