3 census tracts · pop 12,466 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.3–6.2
Forest Glen spans 3 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 12,466 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. around a third of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Chicago rate of 29.3%. Severe burden reaches 14%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Court records carry 406 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 4.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.4% in 2015, is well off that peak. At $1,528 a month, rents sit 6% over what the rest of Chicago commands. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #149 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, Morgan Park and Streeterville score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $101,885, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Its 3 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Glen vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport25%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Glen
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
406Total filings (sum)
1.95%Avg annual filing rate
4.8%Peak year (2011)
2.38%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Glen
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.6%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility shutoff threat
13.7%Food insecurity
10.0%SNAP enrollment
9.8%No health insurance
23.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Glen
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Glen?
Forest Glen scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 Forest Glen compare to Chicago overall?
Forest Glen scores 1.0 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,528 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Glen?
Average gross rent in Forest Glen is $1,528/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Glen residents are renters?
29% of Forest Glen households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 12,466 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Glen a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Glen sits in the 40th 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 Forest Glen have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Forest Glen is census tract 17031110502 (score 6.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 6.2, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Forest Glen for landlords?
Forest Glen carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 Forest Glen?
Forest Glen has 12,352 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.6%), Hispanic / Latino (28.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
