6 census tracts · pop 25,904 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–4.2
East Side spans 6 census tracts of Brookfield, IL and houses 25,904 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.4/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a Brookfield baseline of 26.9%, 42% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.4/10. The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.2, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. Filings are well documented here: 931 across 6 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 7.9% of renter households. Judgments average 0.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
At 24% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,350, close to the Brookfield average.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
6 tracts · population-weighted
East Side vs BrookfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Side
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
931Total filings (sum)
2.40%Avg annual filing rate
7.9%Peak year (2015)
2.46%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Side
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.3%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility shutoff threat
11.3%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
8.3%No health insurance
23.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Side
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Side?
East Side scores 3.4/10 (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.
Q2
How does East Side compare to Brookfield overall?
East Side scores 1.0 points lower than Brookfield overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,350 vs $1,414.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Side?
Average gross rent in East Side is $1,350/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Side residents are renters?
24% of East Side households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in Brookfield). The neighborhood has 25,904 residents.
Q5
Is East Side a high social-vulnerability area?
East Side sits in the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in East Side have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in East Side is census tract 17031819300 (score 4.2/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.2, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is East Side for landlords?
East Side carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). 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 Brookfield as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of East Side?
East Side has 25,567 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.8%), Hispanic / Latino (19.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
