1 census tracts · pop 3,809 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 8.1–8.1
Brookline is a one-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL and houses 3,809 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.1/10, in the High tier. The severe-burden share is 45%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
66% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Chicago rate of 29.3%. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 31.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Annualized rent equals 36% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.4/10. 21.8% 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.
The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Average gross rent is $1,121, 22% below the Chicago average of $1,440. On the high side is economic stress at 7.7/10.
Court records for this tract carry 1,223 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2002, when filings touched 7.5% of renter households.
One tract means one number: 8.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.1
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Brookline 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 & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Brookline
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,223Total filings (sum)
6.83%Avg annual filing rate
7.5%Peak year (2002)
7.96%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brookline
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.3%Housing insecurity
21.8%Utility shutoff threat
39.3%Food insecurity
41.9%SNAP enrollment
11.4%No health insurance
35.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brookline
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brookline?
Brookline scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Brookline compare to Chicago overall?
Brookline scores 1.4 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,121 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brookline?
Average gross rent in Brookline is $1,121/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brookline residents are renters?
54% of Brookline households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 3,809 residents.
Q5
Is Brookline a high social-vulnerability area?
Brookline sits in the 89th 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
How safe is Brookline for landlords?
Brookline carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Brookline?
Brookline has 3,891 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (90.5%), Other / Multiracial (6.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
