5 census tracts · pop 13,018 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 7.6–8.1
Brookdale is a 5-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 13,018. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, in the High tier. 51% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Chicago rate of 29.3%.
35% 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. Set annual rent against average household income of $46,289 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
This is a renter market: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. SNAP participation is 34.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 27.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 3,792 across 5 observed tracts. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.9/10.
The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 13.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.8% 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. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
5 tracts · population-weighted
Brookdale vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Brookdale
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,792Total filings (sum)
7.83%Avg annual filing rate
13.2%Peak year (2008)
7.27%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brookdale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.1%Housing insecurity
18.4%Utility shutoff threat
33.1%Food insecurity
33.7%SNAP enrollment
10.2%No health insurance
30.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brookdale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brookdale?
Brookdale scores 8/10 (High tier) across 5 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 Brookdale compare to Chicago overall?
Brookdale scores 1.3 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,383 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brookdale?
Average gross rent in Brookdale is $1,383/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brookdale residents are renters?
76% of Brookdale households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 13,018 residents.
Q5
Is Brookdale a high social-vulnerability area?
Brookdale sits in the 82nd 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 Brookdale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Brookdale is census tract 17031834400 (score 8.1/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.6 to 8.1, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Brookdale for landlords?
Brookdale carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Brookdale?
Brookdale has 12,957 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (72%), White (non-Hispanic) (13.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
