9 census tracts · pop 28,497 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 5.3–8.1
Brainerd takes in 9 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 28,497. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.7/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Scores across the 9 constituent tracts range from 5.3 to 8.1. A 2.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
39% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Chicago rate of 29.3%. 22% 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. Average gross rent is $1,057, 27% below the Chicago average of $1,440.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
SNAP participation is 26.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Court records carry 2,964 eviction filings across its 9 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Food insecurity affects 27.0% of adults, 9.2 points above the national rate.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 17.2% of renter households. That places it #103 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago. Judgments average 1.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
9 tracts · population-weighted
Brainerd vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Brainerd
Aggregated across 9 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,964Total filings (sum)
6.26%Avg annual filing rate
17.2%Peak year (2015)
5.98%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brainerd
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.4%Housing insecurity
13.7%Utility shutoff threat
25.3%Food insecurity
24.7%SNAP enrollment
8.6%No health insurance
30.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brainerd
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brainerd?
Brainerd scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 9 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 Brainerd compare to Chicago overall?
Brainerd scores 0.0 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,057 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brainerd?
Average gross rent in Brainerd is $1,057/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brainerd residents are renters?
31% of Brainerd households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 28,497 residents.
Q5
Is Brainerd a high social-vulnerability area?
Brainerd sits in the 59th 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 Brainerd have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Brainerd is census tract 17031711100 (score 8.1/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 8.1, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Brainerd for landlords?
Brainerd carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). Pop-weighted across 9 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Brainerd?
Brainerd has 27,566 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (79.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (13.3%), Hispanic / Latino (4.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
