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West End Eviction Risk: Lower , Evanston

Tract 17031819700 · Cook County, IL · pop 5,743 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 17031819700 covers West End in Evanston, home to 5,743 residents. For landlords it grades 5.2/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 46th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 78% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 78% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,157 a month while the average household earns $210,819 a year, roughly 7% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 1% Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,823
Renter share5.3%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$210,819

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In West End
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Evanston
Very Low
Within county
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#1,318 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#3,034 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Evanston and the region

Centroid at 41.8090, -87.8808 · click any tract to drill in

Why West End scores 1.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Evanston
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,157 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Evanston
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Evanston
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Evanston
4.7

How West End compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West End risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.21.2This tracttract 819700Evanston: 5.05.0Evanstonparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 22Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 2.15%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.7%Peak (2002)
  • 1Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318197002001: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2002: 3 filings (2.66/100 renter HHs)2003: 1 filings (0.89/100 renter HHs)2004: 3 filings (2.66/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (3.20/100 renter HHs)2006: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2007: 1 filings (1.07/100 renter HHs)2008: 3 filings (3.20/100 renter HHs)2009: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2010: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2011: 3 filings (2.94/100 renter HHs)2012: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2013: 1 filings (0.98/100 renter HHs)2014: 3 filings (2.94/100 renter HHs)2015: 1 filings (0.98/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West End. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West End

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.1/10. 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 Evanston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cook County average of 5.7 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 4.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 2nd 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 17031819700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031819700?

Census tract 17031819700 in the West End neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 17031819700?

Median gross rent is $1,157/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031819700?

3.1% of residents in tract 17031819700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,743.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031819700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 9th, minority 18th, housing 16th.
Q5

Is tract 17031819700 considered part of West End?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031819700 fall within West End (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031819700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 17031819700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.15% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17031819700 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.9% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17031819700 compare to Evanston overall?

Tract 17031819700 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Evanston at 5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Evanston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Evanston

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

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