Neighborhood · Arlington Heights, IL

Scarsdale Eviction Risk: Lower

6 census tracts · pop 33,154 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10 · range 3.1–3.6

Scarsdale spans 6 census tracts of Arlington Heights, IL, population 33,154. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.2/10, in the Lower tier. 47% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Arlington Heights rate of 26.3%.

Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.3/10. 20% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The voucher gap is 22.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Average gross rent is $2,160, 23% above the Arlington Heights average of $1,760. Filings are well documented here: 734 across 6 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7.1/10.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. SNAP participation is 5.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 8.1% of renter households. Judgments average 0.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

Against average income of $136,998, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

6 tracts · population-weighted

Scarsdale vs Arlington Heights How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

47.2% +79%

Arlington Heights: 26.3%

Average gross rent

$2,160 +23%

Arlington Heights: $1,760

Average HH income

$136,998 +16%

Arlington Heights: $118,532

Poverty rate

4.8% -23%

Arlington Heights: 6.3%

Renter share

20.5% -21%

Arlington Heights: 26.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Scarsdale and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 6 tracts span score 3.1–3.6

Why Scarsdale scores 3.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts

5.2

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts

6.6

Rent control risk

47% of income on rent · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts

3.9

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.8–4.8 across tracts

4.8

Tenant organizing strength

21% renter households · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts

5.9

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.8–3.8 across tracts

3.8

Economic stress

4.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.2 across tracts

1.3

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.9–10.0 across tracts

7.1

Risk score comparison

Scarsdale vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Scarsdale?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.5 points from 3.1 to 3.6. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

3.6 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

6 tracts in Scarsdale

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
17031803300	3.6	5,629	43%	$1,494
17031805110	3.3	4,441	43%	$2,152
17031803400	3.1	6,745	55%	$2,387
17031802900	3.1	6,085	49%	$2,851
17031803500	3.1	5,565	65%	$2,600
17031802801	3.1	4,689	22%	$1,221

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 23

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 16%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 36%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 28%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 40%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Scarsdale

Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

734Total filings (sum)
2.30%Avg annual filing rate
8.1%Peak year (2015)
2.25%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Scarsdale

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

6.9%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
5.2%No health insurance
21.3%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Scarsdale

What is the eviction-risk score for Scarsdale?

Scarsdale scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier) across 6 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

How does Scarsdale compare to Arlington Heights overall?

Scarsdale scores 1.3 points lower than Arlington Heights overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $2,160 vs $1,760.

What is the average rent in Scarsdale?

Average gross rent in Scarsdale is $2,160/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Scarsdale residents are renters?

21% of Scarsdale households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Arlington Heights). The neighborhood has 33,154 residents.

Is Scarsdale a high social-vulnerability area?

Scarsdale sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Scarsdale have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Scarsdale is census tract 17031803300 (score 3.6/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 3.6, a spread of 0.5 points.

How safe is Scarsdale for landlords?

Scarsdale carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Arlington Heights as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Scarsdale?

Scarsdale has 32,799 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.7%), Hispanic / Latino (9.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Scarsdale

3.9 Williamsburg 3 tracts · pop 14,898 4.1 Schnells Corner 3 tracts · pop 17,745 4.3 Winston Park 4 tracts · pop 21,336 4.3 Forest River 3 tracts · pop 15,501 4.2 Creekside 2 tracts · pop 7,715 5.1 Hidden Creek 5 tracts · pop 16,221

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Arlington Heights

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Scarsdale.

5.4 Hidden Creek 5 tracts · pop 16,221

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