8 census tracts · pop 42,018 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 3.5–7.9
Clarkdale takes in 8 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 42,018 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Scores across the 8 constituent tracts range from 3.5 to 7.9. A 4.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The severe-burden share is 35%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2.6/10. Average gross rent is $1,176, 18% below the Chicago average of $1,440. Filings are well documented here: 1,292 across 8 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 24.2% of renter households. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #138 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 1.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Only 14% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Against average income of $84,609, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.9 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
5.9
Moderate
8 tracts · population-weighted
Clarkdale vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Clarkdale
Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,292Total filings (sum)
6.04%Avg annual filing rate
24.2%Peak year (2015)
6.10%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Clarkdale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.0%Housing insecurity
11.2%Utility shutoff threat
25.1%Food insecurity
20.3%SNAP enrollment
17.4%No health insurance
29.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Clarkdale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Clarkdale?
Clarkdale scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 Clarkdale compare to Chicago overall?
Clarkdale scores 0.8 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,176 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Clarkdale?
Average gross rent in Clarkdale is $1,176/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Clarkdale residents are renters?
14% of Clarkdale households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 42,018 residents.
Q5
Is Clarkdale a high social-vulnerability area?
Clarkdale sits in the 61st 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 Clarkdale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Clarkdale is census tract 17031700200 (score 7.9/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 7.9, a spread of 4.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Clarkdale for landlords?
Clarkdale carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Clarkdale?
Clarkdale has 41,767 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (48.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
