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Eviction Risk in Bryn Mawr West , Chicago

3 census tracts · pop 11,252 · pop-weighted composite 6.3/10 · range 6.2–6.5

Bryn Mawr West is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Chicago with 3 census tracts and a population of 11,252 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 53% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 26% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,068/month sits 26% lower than the Chicago citywide median ($1,440).

Eviction Risk
6.3
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
53%
26% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,068
Median household income
$49,329
23.5% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Bryn Mawr West vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Bryn Mawr West score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Bryn Mawr West: 6.36.3Bryn Mawr WestNeighborhoodParent city: 6.86.8Parent cityhost cityState: 5.75.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · IL
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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 20.1K
Peer · IL
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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 10.8K
Peer · IL
Brookdale
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
5 tracts · pop. 13.0K
Peer · IL
Gano
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.4K
Comparison

Bryn Mawr West vs Chicago

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.3 -7%
Chicago: 6.8
Rent burden
52.6% +80%
Chicago: 29.3%
Median gross rent
$1,068 -26%
Chicago: $1,440
Median HH income
$49,329 -34%
Chicago: $75,134
Poverty rate
23.5% +40%
Chicago: 16.8%
Renter share
71.1% +32%
Chicago: 54.0%
Where

Tract centroids in Bryn Mawr West

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 10,900 residents across all tracts in Bryn Mawr West. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 0.4% White (non-Hispanic): 0.3% Black (non-Hispanic): 96.8% Asian (non-Hispanic): 0% Other / Multiracial: 2.5%
  • Hispanic / Latino 0.4%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 0.3%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 96.8%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0%
  • Other / Multiracial 2.5%
Census tracts

3 tracts in Bryn Mawr West

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
17031430500 6.5 3,882 49% $974
17031430900 6.5 1,681 67% $929
17031834200 6.2 5,689 51% $1,174
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 79

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 83%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 69%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 99%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 West

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 4,657Total filings (sum)
  • 8.88%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.3%Peak year (2002)
  • 11.11%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bryn Mawr West

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

Frequently asked

About Bryn Mawr West

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

Bryn Mawr West scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Bryn Mawr West compare to Chicago overall?

Bryn Mawr West scores 0.5 points lower than Chicago overall (6.8/10). Rent burden: 53% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,068 vs $1,440.

What is the median rent in Bryn Mawr West?

Median gross rent in Bryn Mawr West is $1,068/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Bryn Mawr West residents are renters?

71% of Bryn Mawr West households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 11,252 residents.

Is Bryn Mawr West a high social-vulnerability area?

Bryn Mawr West sits in the 79th 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.

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