1 census tracts · pop 5,171 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 6.8–6.8
Five Points is a one-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 5,171. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.8/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
30% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. 23.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 32 evictions logged in this tract. Average gross rent is $1,668, 16% above the Chicago average of $1,440. Severe burden reaches 11%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 2.6% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 26.2% of adults, 8.4 points above the national rate.
Recent filings have not receded much: 1.6% in 2015 against a 2.6% peak. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #101 by risk, the middle third.
At 25% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Peterson Park and Mount Pleasant score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Five Points vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Five Points
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
32Total filings (sum)
1.21%Avg annual filing rate
2.6%Peak year (2010)
1.60%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Five Points
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.2%Housing insecurity
10.2%Utility shutoff threat
26.2%Food insecurity
19.0%SNAP enrollment
23.0%No health insurance
31.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Five Points
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Five Points?
Five Points scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 Five Points compare to Chicago overall?
Five Points scores 0.1 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,668 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Five Points?
Average gross rent in Five Points is $1,668/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Five Points residents are renters?
25% of Five Points households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 5,171 residents.
Q5
Is Five Points a high social-vulnerability area?
Five Points sits in the 60th 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
How safe is Five Points for landlords?
Five Points carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Five Points?
Five Points has 5,144 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (84%), White (non-Hispanic) (14.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (0.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
