4 census tracts · pop 7,953 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.9/10
· range 6.9–8.1
Dauphin Park spans 4 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 7,953 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.9/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 29.3% citywide, putting Dauphin Park 16.5% over its own city.
22.9% 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 main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. The poverty rate is 34%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 30.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,001, 30% below the Chicago average of $1,440. Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.9 to 8.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Filings are well documented here: 1,471 across 4 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 11.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 7.5% in 2015 against a 11.3% peak. That places it #43 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Dauphin Park vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dauphin Park
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,471Total filings (sum)
6.15%Avg annual filing rate
11.3%Peak year (2011)
7.25%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dauphin Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.5%Housing insecurity
22.7%Utility shutoff threat
39.4%Food insecurity
43.4%SNAP enrollment
11.0%No health insurance
37.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dauphin Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dauphin Park?
Dauphin Park scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Dauphin Park compare to Chicago overall?
Dauphin Park scores 1.2 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,001 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dauphin Park?
Average gross rent in Dauphin Park is $1,001/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dauphin Park residents are renters?
47% of Dauphin Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 7,953 residents.
Q5
Is Dauphin Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Dauphin Park sits in the 81st 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 Dauphin Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Dauphin Park is census tract 17031440900 (score 8.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.9 to 8.1, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Dauphin Park for landlords?
Dauphin Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.9/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Dauphin Park?
Dauphin Park has 7,999 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (86.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (6.5%), Hispanic / Latino (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
