8 census tracts · pop 21,906 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 7.7–8.1
Central Park is a 8-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 21,906. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8/10, placing it in the High tier. The severe-burden share is 43%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 58% against 29.3% citywide, putting Central Park 28.7% over its own city. SNAP participation is 52.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 49.7% of adults, 31.9 points above the national rate.
The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.5/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $40,509 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. At $1,091 a month, rents sit 24% under what the rest of Chicago commands.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Filings are well documented here: 5,521 across 8 observed tracts.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 16.5% of renter households. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #38 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 2.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
With little internal variation, 8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8
High
8 tracts · population-weighted
Central Park vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Central Park
Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5,521Total filings (sum)
7.35%Avg annual filing rate
16.5%Peak year (2015)
7.46%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Central Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
35.9%Housing insecurity
24.2%Utility shutoff threat
46.5%Food insecurity
47.6%SNAP enrollment
20.0%No health insurance
39.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Central Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central Park?
Central Park scores 8/10 (High tier) across 8 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 Central Park compare to Chicago overall?
Central Park scores 1.3 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,091 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central Park?
Average gross rent in Central Park is $1,091/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central Park residents are renters?
62% of Central Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 21,906 residents.
Q5
Is Central Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Central Park sits in the 95th 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 Central Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Central Park is census tract 17031231500 (score 8.1/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.7 to 8.1, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Central Park for landlords?
Central Park carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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 Central Park?
Central Park has 21,929 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (65.5%), Hispanic / Latino (29.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
