11 census tracts · pop 41,621 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10
· range 6.3–8.1
Crawford takes in 11 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 41,621 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.5/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 29.3% citywide, putting Crawford 16.7% over its own city.
32.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.1/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 31.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. At $1,002 a month, rents sit 30% under what the rest of Chicago commands.
Scores across the 11 constituent tracts range from 6.3 to 8.1. A 1.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10.
17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Court records carry 2,629 eviction filings across its 11 observed tracts.
The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.1/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 8.0% of renter households. That places it #71 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
Judgments average 0.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
11 tracts · population-weighted
Crawford 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 & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Crawford
Aggregated across 11 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,629Total filings (sum)
2.46%Avg annual filing rate
8.0%Peak year (2015)
3.69%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Crawford
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.9%Housing insecurity
15.8%Utility shutoff threat
39.6%Food insecurity
31.4%SNAP enrollment
32.5%No health insurance
35.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Crawford
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Crawford?
Crawford scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 11 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 Crawford compare to Chicago overall?
Crawford scores 0.8 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,002 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Crawford?
Average gross rent in Crawford is $1,002/month (pop-weighted across 11 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Crawford residents are renters?
51% of Crawford households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 41,621 residents.
Q5
Is Crawford a high social-vulnerability area?
Crawford sits in the 82nd 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 Crawford have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Crawford is census tract 17031301801 (score 8.1/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 8.1, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Crawford for landlords?
Crawford carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). Pop-weighted across 11 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 Crawford?
Crawford has 42,173 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (92.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (4.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
