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Neighborhood · Chicago Heights, IL

Indian Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate

11 census tracts · pop 39,131 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10 · range 4.2–6.7

Indian Hill is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Chicago Heights with 11 census tracts and a population of 39,131 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 49% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 30% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,786/month sits 72% higher than the Chicago Heights citywide median ($1,038).

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
11 tracts · population-weighted
Indian Hill vs Chicago Heights How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
49.3% +63%
Chicago Heights: 30.3%
Average gross rent
$1,786 +72%
Chicago Heights: $1,038
Average HH income
$116,188 +102%
Chicago Heights: $57,479
Poverty rate
18.5% -25%
Chicago Heights: 24.7%
Renter share
29.2% -20%
Chicago Heights: 36.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Indian Hill and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 11 tracts span score 4.2–6.7

Why Indian Hill scores 5.8

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 5.9–6.6 across tracts
6.2
Rent control risk
49% of income on rent · Range 5.1–9.4 across tracts
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.6–5.3 across tracts
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
29% renter households · Range 2.5–7.7 across tracts
5.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.8–8.9 across tracts
6.6
Economic stress
18.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0–10.0 across tracts
4.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–10.0 across tracts
4.4
Risk score comparison

Indian Hill vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Indian Hill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Indian Hill: 5.85.8Indian HillNeighborhoodParent city: 6.56.5Parent cityhost cityState: 5.75.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Indian Hill?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square — click to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 2.5 points from 4.2 to 6.7. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers — block-by-block conditions vary substantially.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

11 tracts in Indian Hill

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17031829000 6.7 1,034 54% $449
17031829302 6.6 3,291 48% $1,223
17031829200 6.3 5,623 61% $1,206
17031829500 6.3 3,986 78% $1,105
17031829100 6.3 3,382 56% $999
17031828900 5.9 3,769 33% $1,048
17031829401 5.8 948 71% $744
17031800500 5.6 5,576 64% $1,725
17031800900 5.4 4,341 46% $3,435
17031800800 5.4 2,331 38% $2,512
17031800700 4.2 4,850 7% $3,253
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 58

Pop-weighted across 11 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 54%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 71%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Indian Hill

Aggregated across 11 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 3,438Total filings (sum)
  • 4.20%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.0%Peak year (2013)
  • 3.52%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Indian Hill

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

Frequently asked

About Indian Hill

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Indian Hill?

Indian Hill scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 11 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 Indian Hill compare to Chicago Heights overall?

Indian Hill scores 0.7 points lower than Chicago Heights overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $1,786 vs $1,038.

Q3

What is the average rent in Indian Hill?

Median gross rent in Indian Hill is $1,786/month (pop-weighted across 11 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Indian Hill residents are renters?

29% of Indian Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Chicago Heights). The neighborhood has 39,131 residents.

Q5

Is Indian Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Indian Hill sits in the 58th 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 Indian Hill have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Indian Hill is census tract 17031829000 (score 6.7/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 6.7 — a spread of 2.5 points.

Q7

How safe is Indian Hill for landlords?

Indian Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 11 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 Indian Hill?

Indian Hill has 38,929 residents (White-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.9%), Hispanic / Latino (26.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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