1 census tracts · pop 4,358 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 8.1–8.1
Gano is a one-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL and houses 4,358 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.1/10, placing it in the High tier. The severe-burden share is 54%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 60% against 29.3% citywide, putting Gano 30.8% over its own city. SNAP participation is 41.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Set annual rent against average household income of $39,579 and the ratio lands at 44%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 31.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
The poverty rate is 21%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 1,000 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2001, when filings touched 11.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 7.4% in 2015 against a 11.3% peak. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Brookline and North Pullman. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,453, close to the Chicago average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.1
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Gano vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Gano
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,000Total filings (sum)
8.83%Avg annual filing rate
11.3%Peak year (2001)
7.42%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gano
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.1%Housing insecurity
21.7%Utility shutoff threat
39.3%Food insecurity
41.5%SNAP enrollment
11.9%No health insurance
36.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Gano
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gano?
Gano 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 Gano compare to Chicago overall?
Gano scores 1.4 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,453 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Gano?
Average gross rent in Gano is $1,453/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Gano residents are renters?
55% of Gano households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 4,358 residents.
Q5
Is Gano a high social-vulnerability area?
Gano sits in the 87th 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 Gano for landlords?
Gano 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 Gano?
Gano has 4,082 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (84.1%), Hispanic / Latino (11.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
