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Clarendon Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Chicago

Tract 17031031501 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,640 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 17031031501 belongs to Clarendon Park in Chicago, Illinois. It is home to 4,640 residents and scores 6.8/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 92nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,086 a month against an average household income of $51,731 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 81% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 40% Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units2,084
Renter share81.5%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate45.8%
Median income$51,731

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Clarendon Park
Very Low
Within parent city
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#108 of 792 tracts In Chicago
High
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#108 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#108 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chicago and the region

Centroid at 41.9673, -87.6524 · click any tract to drill in

Why Clarendon Park scores 6.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Chicago
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
45.8% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,086 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chicago
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chicago
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chicago
6.5

How Clarendon Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Clarendon Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.96.9This tracttract 031501Chicago: 5.75.7Chicagoparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 739Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 3.81%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.6%Peak (2002)
  • 43Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170310315012001: 49 filings (3.80/100 renter HHs)2002: 72 filings (5.58/100 renter HHs)2003: 58 filings (4.50/100 renter HHs)2004: 40 filings (3.10/100 renter HHs)2005: 36 filings (3.16/100 renter HHs)2006: 43 filings (3.77/100 renter HHs)2007: 47 filings (4.12/100 renter HHs)2008: 47 filings (4.12/100 renter HHs)2009: 51 filings (4.47/100 renter HHs)2010: 59 filings (3.91/100 renter HHs)2011: 29 filings (2.03/100 renter HHs)2012: 43 filings (3.01/100 renter HHs)2013: 61 filings (4.27/100 renter HHs)2014: 61 filings (4.27/100 renter HHs)2015: 43 filings (3.01/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Clarendon Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Clarendon Park

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Chicago eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cook County average of 5.7 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 24.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 739 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 3.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.6% of renter households in 2002.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031031501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031031501?

Census tract 17031031501 in the Clarendon Park neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 17031031501?

Median gross rent is $1,086/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031031501?

45.8% of residents in tract 17031031501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,640.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031031501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 89th, minority 76th, housing 96th.
Q5

Is tract 17031031501 considered part of Clarendon Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031031501 fall within Clarendon Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031031501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 739 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031031501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.81% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17031031501 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 17.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17031031501 compare to Chicago overall?

Tract 17031031501 scores 6.9/10, higher than the parent city of Chicago at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chicago eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9

Was tract 17031031501 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chicago

Top eight tracts in Chicago ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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