Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Old Downtown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Calumet City
Tract 17031826000 · Cook County, IL · pop 2,724 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 17031826000 runs through the Old Downtown neighborhood of Calumet City. With 2,724 residents, it scores 5.8/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 69% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,011 a month while the average household earns $65,104 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,035
Renter share30.3%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate31.9%
Median income$65,104
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Calumet City and the region
Centroid at 41.6239, -87.5324 · click any tract to drill in
Why Old Downtown scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Calumet City
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
31.9% poverty · this tract
8.0
Supply constraint
$1,011 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Calumet City
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Calumet City
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Calumet City
4.0
How Old Downtown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 29%Grade C
- 14%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 614Total filings over 15 yrs
- 6.71%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.0%Peak (2004)
- 21Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 54% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Old Downtown. 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.
- 34.1%Housing insecurity
- 21.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 43.5%Food insecurity
- 42.5%SNAP enrollment
- 20.4%Transit barriers
- 21.5%No health insurance
- 20.3%Frequent mental distress
- 38.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Old Downtown
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Calumet City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Cook County average of 5.7 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Part of this tract, about 14% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 614 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 6.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.0% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031826000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031826000?
Census tract 17031826000 in the Old Downtown neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 17031826000?
Median gross rent is $1,011/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031826000?
31.9% of residents in tract 17031826000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,724.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031826000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 80th, minority 87th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 17031826000 considered part of Old Downtown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031826000 fall within Old Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031826000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 614 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031826000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.71% of renter households, peaking at 9.0% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031826000 struggle to pay rent?
About 34.1% 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. 21.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031826000 compare to Calumet City overall?
Tract 17031826000 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Calumet City at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Calumet City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 17031826000 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 14% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Calumet City
Top eight tracts in Calumet City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · IL
Berger
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Old Downtown
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Globe
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Forest-Southview Historic District
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Glendale Park Historic District
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
17031825802
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
Schrum
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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