3 census tracts · pop 6,946 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 5.7–6.7
East Ravenswood spans 3 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 6,946 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.1/10, in the Elevated tier. 70% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Cost burden runs 38% against 29.3% citywide, putting East Ravenswood 8.5% over its own city. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.9/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Disability prevalence reaches 16.9% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 5.7 to 6.7. A 1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Filings are well documented here: 526 across 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2002 at 3.3% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.3% of adults, 8.5 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 0.8% in 2015, is well off that peak.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.1 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
6.1
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
East Ravenswood vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Ravenswood
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
526Total filings (sum)
1.38%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak year (2002)
0.82%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Ravenswood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.2%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility shutoff threat
9.2%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
16.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Ravenswood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Ravenswood?
East Ravenswood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 East Ravenswood compare to Chicago overall?
East Ravenswood scores 0.6 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,543 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Ravenswood?
Average gross rent in East Ravenswood is $1,543/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Ravenswood residents are renters?
70% of East Ravenswood households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 6,946 residents.
Q5
Is East Ravenswood a high social-vulnerability area?
East Ravenswood sits in the 27th 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
Which tracts in East Ravenswood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in East Ravenswood is census tract 17031031800 (score 6.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 6.7, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is East Ravenswood for landlords?
East Ravenswood carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 East Ravenswood?
East Ravenswood has 6,953 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.6%), Hispanic / Latino (11.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
