5 census tracts · pop 19,084 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 6–8.1
Edgewater Glen spans 5 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 19,084. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 29.3% citywide, putting Edgewater Glen 16.1% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6 to 8.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,717 across 5 observed tracts.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 7.1% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,311, 9% below the Chicago average of $1,440.
The most recent observed rate, 2.0% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #84 by risk, the middle third.
For a like-for-like read, K-Town Historic District and Illinois Medical District score within a fraction of it.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 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
7.3
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Edgewater Glen vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Edgewater Glen
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,717Total filings (sum)
2.28%Avg annual filing rate
7.1%Peak year (2012)
1.89%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Edgewater Glen
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.5%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility shutoff threat
19.0%Food insecurity
16.3%SNAP enrollment
10.1%No health insurance
26.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Edgewater Glen
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Edgewater Glen?
Edgewater Glen scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Edgewater Glen compare to Chicago overall?
Edgewater Glen scores 0.6 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,311 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Edgewater Glen?
Average gross rent in Edgewater Glen is $1,311/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Edgewater Glen residents are renters?
59% of Edgewater Glen households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 19,084 residents.
Q5
Is Edgewater Glen a high social-vulnerability area?
Edgewater Glen sits in the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Edgewater Glen have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Edgewater Glen is census tract 17031020902 (score 8.1/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 8.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Edgewater Glen for landlords?
Edgewater Glen carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Edgewater Glen?
Edgewater Glen has 19,284 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.7%), Hispanic / Latino (17%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
