Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Graymoor Eviction Risk: Lower , Chicago Heights
Tract 17031828801 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,892 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of 5.4/10, tract 17031828801 in the Graymoor neighborhood of Chicago Heights ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,892 residents. That is riskier than about 54% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,966 a month against an average household income of $117,095 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,840
Renter share10.7%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$117,095
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chicago Heights and the region
Centroid at 41.5343, -87.6617 · click any tract to drill in
Why Graymoor scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Chicago Heights
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,966 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chicago Heights
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chicago Heights
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chicago Heights
8.0
How Graymoor compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%Housing & transportation
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)
- 170Total filings over 15 yrs
- 7.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.0%Peak (2013)
- 16Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 129% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Graymoor. 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.
- 12.8%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.8%Food insecurity
- 11.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.2%Transit barriers
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 13.0%Frequent mental distress
- 24.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Graymoor
What moves this score most is housing court bias at $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 Chicago eviction risk Heights, 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 in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 170 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 7.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.0% of renter households in 2013.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031828801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031828801?
Census tract 17031828801 in the Graymoor neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 17031828801?
Median gross rent is $1,966/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031828801?
8.3% of residents in tract 17031828801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,892.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031828801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 91th, minority 73th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 17031828801 considered part of Graymoor?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031828801 fall within Graymoor (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031828801?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 170 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031828801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.70% of renter households, peaking at 7.0% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031828801 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.8% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031828801 compare to Chicago Heights overall?
Tract 17031828801 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Chicago Heights at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chicago eviction risk Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Chicago Heights
Top eight tracts in Chicago Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6.7
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.1
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4.5
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