Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Romeoville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17197880203 · Will County, IL · pop 4,178

Eviction risk in Romeoville eviction risk in Will County centers on tract 17197880203, which scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,178 residents. It lands near the 18th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

4% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,707 a month while the average household earns $80,833 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.2

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 13% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,194

Renter share13.9%

SVI overall0.36

Poverty rate5.1%

Median income$80,833

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Romeoville and the region

Centroid at 41.6472, -88.0880 · click any tract to drill in

Why Romeoville scores 2.2

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

5.1% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$1,707 rent vs county FMR

4.7

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.

57%Socioeconomic
21%Household composition
64%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.

18.0%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility-shutoff threat
21.7%Food insecurity
18.9%SNAP enrollment
10.7%Transit barriers
16.9%No health insurance
19.2%Frequent mental distress
32.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Romeoville

What moves this score most 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 below the Will County average of 4.9 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.1% 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 17197880203

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880203?

Census tract 17197880203 in Romeoville scores 2.2/10 (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 17197880203?

Median gross rent is $1,707/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 4% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880203?

5.1% of residents in tract 17197880203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,178.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 21th, minority 64th, housing 19th.

What share of households in tract 17197880203 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.0% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17197880203 compare to Romeoville overall?

Tract 17197880203 scores 2.2/10, 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.