1 census tracts · pop 5,761 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.9–4.9
Schrum is a one-tract neighborhood of Calumet City, IL, population 5,761. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10.
At $815 a month, rents sit 31% under what the rest of Calumet City commands. Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
49% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Calumet City rate of 39.9%. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.7/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,492 evictions logged in this tract.
SNAP participation is 25.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 27.4% of adults, 9.6 points above the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 15.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.7% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Calumet City, it ranks #5 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Globe and Old Downtown. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Schrum vs Calumet CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Schrum
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,492Total filings (sum)
8.49%Avg annual filing rate
15.9%Peak year (2004)
5.66%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Schrum
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.5%Housing insecurity
14.6%Utility shutoff threat
27.4%Food insecurity
25.9%SNAP enrollment
9.7%No health insurance
30.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Schrum
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Schrum?
Schrum scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Schrum compare to Calumet City overall?
Schrum scores 0.3 points higher than Calumet City overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 40% citywide. Average rent: $815 vs $1,177.
Q3
What is the average rent in Schrum?
Average gross rent in Schrum is $815/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Schrum residents are renters?
51% of Schrum households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Calumet City). The neighborhood has 5,761 residents.
Q5
Is Schrum a high social-vulnerability area?
Schrum sits in the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Schrum for landlords?
Schrum carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Calumet City as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Schrum?
Schrum has 5,732 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (84%), Hispanic / Latino (6.7%), Other / Multiracial (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
