1 census tracts · pop 3,969 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.3–5.3
Dearborn Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL and houses 3,969 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 42% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. Court records for this tract carry 428 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 4.6% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,281, 11% below the Chicago average of $1,440. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.3% in 2015 against a 4.6% peak.
That places it #168 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago. The closest comparables inside the same city are Lakeshore East and Magnolia Glen.
Against average income of $140,556, annual rent is only 11%, a wide affordability cushion. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Dearborn Park vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dearborn Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
428Total filings (sum)
5.16%Avg annual filing rate
4.6%Peak year (2013)
4.28%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dearborn Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.0%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
9.5%SNAP enrollment
5.8%No health insurance
21.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dearborn Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dearborn Park?
Dearborn Park scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Dearborn Park compare to Chicago overall?
Dearborn Park scores 1.4 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,281 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dearborn Park?
Average gross rent in Dearborn Park is $1,281/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dearborn Park residents are renters?
33% of Dearborn Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 3,969 residents.
Q5
Is Dearborn Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Dearborn Park sits in the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Dearborn Park for landlords?
Dearborn Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Dearborn Park?
Dearborn Park has 4,036 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
