4 census tracts · pop 20,875 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 5.8–7.2
Buena Park is a 4-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL and houses 20,875 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.7/10, Elevated tier. Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
This is a renter market: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 5.8 to 7.2. A 1.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 2,751 across 4 observed tracts. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.9/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 5.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.5% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #103 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
For a like-for-like read, Brainerd and Peterson Park score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,474, close to the Chicago average.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $80,565.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Buena Park vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Buena Park
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,751Total filings (sum)
2.52%Avg annual filing rate
5.7%Peak year (2013)
1.60%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Buena Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.5%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility shutoff threat
11.6%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
7.2%No health insurance
19.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Buena Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Buena Park?
Buena Park scores 6.7/10 (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 Buena Park compare to Chicago overall?
Buena Park scores 0.0 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,474 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Buena Park?
Average gross rent in Buena Park is $1,474/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Buena Park residents are renters?
66% of Buena Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 20,875 residents.
Q5
Is Buena Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Buena Park sits in the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Buena Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Buena Park is census tract 17031032100 (score 7.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 7.2, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Buena Park for landlords?
Buena Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). 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 (6.7/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Buena Park?
Buena Park has 20,787 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57%), Hispanic / Latino (14.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
