3 census tracts · pop 13,509 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 6.8–8.1
Chatham Fields takes in 3 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 13,509. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.7/10, Elevated tier. Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 34%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.1/10. At $1,048 a month, rents sit 27% under what the rest of Chicago commands.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. SNAP participation is 29.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 6.8 to 8.1. A 1.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 24.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Filings are well documented here: 3,939 across 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 11.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.5% in 2015, is well off that peak.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Chatham Fields 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 & transport37%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Chatham Fields
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,939Total filings (sum)
6.59%Avg annual filing rate
11.3%Peak year (2003)
6.79%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chatham Fields
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.0%Housing insecurity
17.2%Utility shutoff threat
30.5%Food insecurity
31.6%SNAP enrollment
9.0%No health insurance
32.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Chatham Fields
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Chatham Fields?
Chatham Fields scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Chatham Fields compare to Chicago overall?
Chatham Fields scores 1.0 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,048 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Chatham Fields?
Average gross rent in Chatham Fields is $1,048/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Chatham Fields residents are renters?
59% of Chatham Fields households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 13,509 residents.
Q5
Is Chatham Fields a high social-vulnerability area?
Chatham Fields sits in the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Chatham Fields have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Chatham Fields is census tract 17031440201 (score 8.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.8 to 8.1, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Chatham Fields for landlords?
Chatham Fields carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Chatham Fields?
Chatham Fields has 12,816 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (95.3%), Hispanic / Latino (2.4%), Other / Multiracial (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
