3 census tracts · pop 11,083 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 8.1–8.1
Cheltenham spans 3 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 11,083. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.1/10, High tier. Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 61% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. SNAP participation is 38.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.2/10. At $1,029 a month, rents sit 29% under what the rest of Chicago commands.
20.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Filings are well documented here: 2,794 across 3 observed tracts. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 14.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 10.7% in 2015 against a 14.5% peak. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.1
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Cheltenham 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 & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cheltenham
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,794Total filings (sum)
9.06%Avg annual filing rate
14.5%Peak year (2014)
10.65%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cheltenham
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.1%Housing insecurity
20.1%Utility shutoff threat
37.4%Food insecurity
38.1%SNAP enrollment
13.8%No health insurance
35.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cheltenham
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cheltenham?
Cheltenham scores 8.1/10 (High 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 Cheltenham compare to Chicago overall?
Cheltenham scores 1.4 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,029 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cheltenham?
Average gross rent in Cheltenham is $1,029/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cheltenham residents are renters?
48% of Cheltenham households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 11,083 residents.
Q5
Is Cheltenham a high social-vulnerability area?
Cheltenham 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Cheltenham have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Cheltenham is census tract 17031460302 (score 8.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.1 to 8.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Cheltenham for landlords?
Cheltenham carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). 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 Cheltenham?
Cheltenham has 10,740 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (78.1%), Hispanic / Latino (13.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
