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Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally

Graymoor Eviction Risk: Moderate , Chicago Heights

Tract 17031829301 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,080 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Tract 17031829301 sits in the Graymoor area of Chicago eviction risk Heights, IL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. Population here is 4,080. 76% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 1% Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,374
Renter share8.0%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$88,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Graymoor
Very High
Within parent city
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 9 tracts In Chicago Heights
Very Low
Within county
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#814 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Low
Within state
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#1,067 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chicago Heights and the region

Centroid at 41.5184, -87.6638 · click any tract to drill in

Why Graymoor scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,577 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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.
Graymoor risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 829301Chicago Heights: 6.26.2Chicago Heightsparent cityCounty: 6.16.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.15.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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)

  • 158Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 7.05%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.2%Peak (2014)
  • 13Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318293012001: 8 filings (8.42/100 renter HHs)2002: 6 filings (6.32/100 renter HHs)2003: 7 filings (7.37/100 renter HHs)2004: 12 filings (12.63/100 renter HHs)2005: 8 filings (4.44/100 renter HHs)2006: 5 filings (2.78/100 renter HHs)2007: 7 filings (3.89/100 renter HHs)2008: 11 filings (6.11/100 renter HHs)2009: 11 filings (6.11/100 renter HHs)2010: 9 filings (6.12/100 renter HHs)2011: 13 filings (7.30/100 renter HHs)2012: 14 filings (7.87/100 renter HHs)2013: 14 filings (7.87/100 renter HHs)2014: 20 filings (11.24/100 renter HHs)2015: 13 filings (7.30/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 63% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Graymoor

Cost burden runs 87% here against 45.6% across Cook County. At $1,577 a month, rents run 52% over what the rest of Chicago Heights commands. The score leans hardest on housing-court posture at 8/10.

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.2/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.7/10.

Court records carry 158 eviction filings across 15 observed years. The worst year on record was 2014, when 11.2% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 7.1% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #21,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 8% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031829301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031829301?

Census tract 17031829301 in the Graymoor neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 17031829301?

Median gross rent is $1,577/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 87% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031829301?

9.0% of residents in tract 17031829301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,080.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031829301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 60th, minority 74th, housing 26th.
Q5

Is tract 17031829301 considered part of Graymoor?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031829301 fall within Graymoor (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031829301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 158 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031829301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.05% of renter households, peaking at 11.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17031829301 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.6% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17031829301 compare to Chicago Heights overall?

Tract 17031829301 scores 5.7/10, lower than the parent city of Chicago Heights at 6.2/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chicago Heights

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

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