Indian Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Chicago Heights
Tract 17031829500 ·
Cook County, IL · pop 3,986 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
With a score of 6.3/10, tract 17031829500 in Indian Hill in Chicago Heights ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,986 residents. That is riskier than about 83% of US census tracts.
78% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,105 a month against an average household income of $56,250 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%Stable renters 8%Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,598
Renter share35.0%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate23.3%
Median income$56,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#6 of 11 tracts In Indian Hill
Moderate
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Chicago Heights
Moderate
Within county
79th percentile
#275 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
High
Within state
91th percentile
#311 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chicago Heights and the region
Centroid at 41.4882, -87.6356 · click any tract to drill in
Why Indian Hill scores 6.2
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
23.3% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$1,105 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chicago Heights
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chicago Heights
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chicago Heights
8.9
How Indian Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
87%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
97%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)
363Total filings over 15 yrs
5.62%Avg annual filing rate
9.6%Peak (2013)
23Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2015
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Indian Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
24.6%Housing insecurity
14.4%Utility-shutoff threat
31.6%Food insecurity
28.6%SNAP enrollment
14.3%Transit barriers
20.0%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
35.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Indian Hill
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 9.4/10. 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 above the Cook County average of 5.7 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 363 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 5.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.6% of renter households in 2013.
In CDC survey modeling, about 24.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031829500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031829500?
Census tract 17031829500 in the Indian Hill neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 17031829500?
Median gross rent is $1,105/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031829500?
23.3% of residents in tract 17031829500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,986.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031829500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 99th, minority 79th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 17031829500 considered part of Indian Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031829500 fall within Indian Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031829500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 363 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031829500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.62% of renter households, peaking at 9.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031829500 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.6% 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. 14.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031829500 compare to Chicago Heights overall?
Tract 17031829500 scores 6.2/10, higher 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.