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Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Bryn Mawr East Eviction Risk: Elevated

4 census tracts · pop 8,889 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10 · range 5.2–6.7

Bryn Mawr East is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Chicago with 4 census tracts and a population of 8,889 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 55% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 35% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $852/month sits 41% lower than the Chicago citywide average ($1,440).

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Bryn Mawr East vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
55.4% +89%
Chicago: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$852 -41%
Chicago: $1,440
Average HH income
$47,265 -37%
Chicago: $75,134
Poverty rate
19.0% +13%
Chicago: 16.8%
Renter share
57.6% +7%
Chicago: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Bryn Mawr East and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 5.2–6.7

Why Bryn Mawr East scores 6.1

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
55% 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
58% 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
19.0% below poverty line · Range 2.3–6.5 across tracts
4.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.1–5.0 across tracts
2.5
Risk score comparison

Bryn Mawr East vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Bryn Mawr East score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Bryn Mawr East: 6.16.1Bryn Mawr EastNeighborhoodParent city: 5.75.7Parent cityhost cityState: 4.74.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Bryn Mawr East?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1.5 points from 5.2 to 6.7. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in Bryn Mawr East

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17031430700 6.7 2,256 69% $1,247
17031430600 6.5 2,218 52% $1,068
17031430800 6 2,016 53% $1,187
17031431200 5.2 2,399 47%
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 75

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 78%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 64%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Bryn Mawr East

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 3,226Total filings (sum)
  • 8.60%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.3%Peak year (2012)
  • 8.92%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bryn Mawr East

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

Frequently asked

About Bryn Mawr East

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Bryn Mawr East?

Bryn Mawr East scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Bryn Mawr East compare to Chicago overall?

Bryn Mawr East scores 0.4 points higher than Chicago overall (5.7/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $852 vs $1,440.
Q3

What is the average rent in Bryn Mawr East?

Average gross rent in Bryn Mawr East is $852/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Bryn Mawr East residents are renters?

58% of Bryn Mawr East households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 8,889 residents.
Q5

Is Bryn Mawr East a high social-vulnerability area?

Bryn Mawr East sits in the 75th 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 Bryn Mawr East have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Bryn Mawr East is census tract 17031430700 (score 6.7/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 6.7, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7

How safe is Bryn Mawr East for landlords?

Bryn Mawr East carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 (5.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Bryn Mawr East?

Bryn Mawr East has 8,757 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (92.6%), Other / Multiracial (3.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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