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Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Englewood Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 1,474 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10 · range 8.1–8.1

Englewood maps to a single census tract in Chicago, IL, population 1,474. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.1/10, placing it in the High tier. 29.2% 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.

Food insecurity affects 50.8% of adults, 33.0 points above the national rate. Severe burden reaches 34%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Set annual rent against average household income of $42,639 and the ratio lands at 42%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.

The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 35% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.

Court records for this tract carry 406 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2001, when filings touched 10.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 6.7% in 2015 against a 10.8% peak.

That places it #1 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Average gross rent runs $1,486, close to the Chicago average.

One tract means one number: 8.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
8.1
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Englewood vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
35.0% +19%
Chicago: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$1,486 +3%
Chicago: $1,440
Average HH income
$42,639 -43%
Chicago: $75,134
Poverty rate
24.4% +45%
Chicago: 16.8%
Renter share
59.7% +11%
Chicago: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Englewood and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 8.1–8.1

Why Englewood scores 8.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Rent control risk
35% of income on rent · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
60% renter households · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Economic stress
24.4% below poverty line · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts
3.4
Risk score comparison

Englewood vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Englewood score vs. parent city, state, U.S.8.1EnglewoodNeighborhood6.7Parent cityhost city5.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Englewood

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
17031680500 8.1 1,474 35% $1,486
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 76

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 91%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 96%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Englewood

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 406Total filings (sum)
  • 9.15%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.8%Peak year (2001)
  • 6.67%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Englewood

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Englewood

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Englewood?

Englewood scores 8.1/10 (High 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 Englewood compare to Chicago overall?

Englewood scores 1.4 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,486 vs $1,440.
Q3

What is the average rent in Englewood?

Average gross rent in Englewood is $1,486/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Englewood residents are renters?

60% of Englewood households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 1,474 residents.
Q5

Is Englewood a high social-vulnerability area?

Englewood 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

How safe is Englewood for landlords?

Englewood carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Englewood?

Englewood has 1,412 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (66.7%), Hispanic / Latino (27.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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