2 census tracts · pop 7,459 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.8–7.1
Ducktown takes in 2 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 7,459. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.9/10, Elevated tier. Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
21.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Filings are well documented here: 499 across 2 observed tracts.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Food insecurity affects 28.3% of adults, 10.5 points above the national rate.
At $1,261 a month, rents sit 12% under what the rest of Chicago commands. The worst year on record was 2002, when filings touched 4.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.9% in 2015 against a 4.7% peak.
That places it #101 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago. The closest comparables inside the same city are Mount Pleasant and Smith Park.
With little internal variation, 6.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Ducktown vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ducktown
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
499Total filings (sum)
3.34%Avg annual filing rate
4.7%Peak year (2002)
4.85%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ducktown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.0%Housing insecurity
10.3%Utility shutoff threat
28.3%Food insecurity
20.8%SNAP enrollment
21.0%No health insurance
28.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ducktown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ducktown?
Ducktown scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Ducktown compare to Chicago overall?
Ducktown scores 0.2 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,261 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ducktown?
Average gross rent in Ducktown is $1,261/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ducktown residents are renters?
34% of Ducktown households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 7,459 residents.
Q5
Is Ducktown a high social-vulnerability area?
Ducktown sits in the 76th 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 Ducktown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ducktown is census tract 17031840300 (score 7.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.8 to 7.1, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Ducktown for landlords?
Ducktown carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ducktown?
Ducktown has 7,456 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (60.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (21.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (15%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
