2 census tracts · pop 5,625 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 8.1–8.1
Arcade Row spans 2 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 5,625 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.1/10, placing it in the High tier. 49% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Chicago rate of 29.3%.
34% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Food insecurity affects 41.1% of adults, 23.3 points above the national rate. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.2/10.
23.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Set annual rent against average household income of $35,088 and the ratio lands at 37%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. This is a renter market: 73% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Average gross rent is $1,072, 26% below the Chicago average of $1,440.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 8/10.
Court records carry 2,333 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 24.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 7.4% in 2015, is well off that peak.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.1
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Arcade Row vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority99%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Arcade Row
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,333Total filings (sum)
10.14%Avg annual filing rate
24.1%Peak year (2003)
7.37%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Arcade Row
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.2%Housing insecurity
23.2%Utility shutoff threat
41.2%Food insecurity
45.1%SNAP enrollment
11.9%No health insurance
37.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Arcade Row
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Arcade Row?
Arcade Row scores 8.1/10 (High 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 Arcade Row compare to Chicago overall?
Arcade Row scores 1.4 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,072 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Arcade Row?
Average gross rent in Arcade Row is $1,072/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Arcade Row residents are renters?
73% of Arcade Row households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 5,625 residents.
Q5
Is Arcade Row a high social-vulnerability area?
Arcade Row sits in the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Arcade Row have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Arcade Row is census tract 17031490901 (score 8.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.1 to 8.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Arcade Row for landlords?
Arcade Row carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). 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 as a whole (6.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Arcade Row?
Arcade Row has 5,040 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (95.3%), Other / Multiracial (2.4%), Hispanic / Latino (1.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
