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Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Bricktown Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 3,612 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 5.3–5.3

Bricktown spans 2 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 3,612 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.5/10.

On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Disability prevalence reaches 15.3% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 24% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records carry 101 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.

Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. SNAP participation is 5.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. At $1,632 a month, rents sit 13% over what the rest of Chicago commands.

Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 2.2% of renter households. That places it #168 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago. Judgments average 0.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

Against average income of $183,073, annual rent is only 11%, a wide affordability cushion.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bricktown vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
23.8% -19%
Chicago: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$1,632 +13%
Chicago: $1,440
Average HH income
$183,073 +144%
Chicago: $75,134
Poverty rate
5.6% -67%
Chicago: 16.8%
Renter share
38.8% -28%
Chicago: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bricktown and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.3–5.3

Why Bricktown scores 5.3

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 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Rent control risk
24% of income on rent · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
39% renter households · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Economic stress
5.6% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.9 across tracts
1.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.6–5.0 across tracts
4.3
Risk score comparison

Bricktown vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Bricktown score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.3BricktownNeighborhood6.7Parent cityhost city5.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Bricktown

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

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
17031051100 5.3 1,905 27% $1,514
17031051000 5.3 1,707 20% $1,764
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 8

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 6%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 21%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Bricktown

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 101Total filings (sum)
  • 0.92%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.2%Peak year (2015)
  • 1.63%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bricktown

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

Frequently asked

About Bricktown

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Bricktown?

Bricktown scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 Bricktown compare to Chicago overall?

Bricktown scores 1.4 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,632 vs $1,440.
Q3

What is the average rent in Bricktown?

Average gross rent in Bricktown is $1,632/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Bricktown residents are renters?

39% of Bricktown households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 3,612 residents.
Q5

Is Bricktown a high social-vulnerability area?

Bricktown sits in the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Bricktown have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Bricktown is census tract 17031051100 (score 5.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 5.3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Bricktown for landlords?

Bricktown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Bricktown?

Bricktown has 3,529 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.6%), Hispanic / Latino (14.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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