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Neighborhood · Chicago Heights, IL

Graymoor Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 8,972 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 5.4–5.9

Graymoor is a black-white neighborhood in Chicago Heights with 2 census tracts and a population of 8,972 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 57% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 38% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,789/month sits 72% higher than the Chicago Heights citywide median ($1,038).

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Graymoor vs Chicago Heights How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
56.9% +88%
Chicago Heights: 30.3%
Average gross rent
$1,789 +72%
Chicago Heights: $1,038
Average HH income
$104,205 +81%
Chicago Heights: $57,479
Poverty rate
8.6% -65%
Chicago Heights: 24.7%
Renter share
9.4% -74%
Chicago Heights: 36.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Graymoor and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.4–5.9

Why Graymoor scores 5.6

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 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Rent control risk
57% of income on rent · Range 7.4–7.4 across tracts
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
9% renter households · Range 7.7–7.7 across tracts
7.7
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Economic stress
8.6% below poverty line · Range 2.1–2.2 across tracts
2.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.0–6.2 across tracts
5.2
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Graymoor score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Graymoor: 5.65.6GraymoorNeighborhoodParent city: 6.56.5Parent cityhost cityState: 5.75.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Graymoor

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17031829301 5.9 4,080 87% $1,577
17031828801 5.4 4,892 32% $1,966
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 56

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 49%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 77%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Graymoor

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 328Total filings (sum)
  • 7.40%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.2%Peak year (2014)
  • 6.51%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Graymoor

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

Frequently asked

About Graymoor

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Graymoor?

Graymoor scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Graymoor compare to Chicago Heights overall?

Graymoor scores 0.9 points lower than Chicago Heights overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $1,789 vs $1,038.

Q3

What is the average rent in Graymoor?

Median gross rent in Graymoor is $1,789/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Graymoor residents are renters?

9% of Graymoor households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Chicago Heights). The neighborhood has 8,972 residents.

Q5

Is Graymoor a high social-vulnerability area?

Graymoor sits in the 56th 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

Which tracts in Graymoor have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Graymoor is census tract 17031829301 (score 5.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.9 — a spread of 0.5 points.

Q7

How safe is Graymoor for landlords?

Graymoor carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Chicago Heights as a whole (6.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Graymoor?

Graymoor has 9,101 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (41.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (36.8%), Hispanic / Latino (14.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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