2 census tracts · pop 4,819 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 5.3–8.1
Garden Homes is a 2-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL and houses 4,819 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.2/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 63% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Chicago rate of 29.3%.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 5.3 to 8.1. A 2.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
At $1,068 a month, rents sit 26% under what the rest of Chicago commands. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Court records carry 549 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 21.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. SNAP participation is 24.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 13.9% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 7.7% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #121 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Garden Homes vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport16%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Garden Homes
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
549Total filings (sum)
7.01%Avg annual filing rate
13.9%Peak year (2011)
7.32%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Garden Homes
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.5%Housing insecurity
12.9%Utility shutoff threat
23.2%Food insecurity
21.7%SNAP enrollment
7.6%No health insurance
28.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Garden Homes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Garden Homes?
Garden Homes scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Garden Homes compare to Chicago overall?
Garden Homes scores 0.5 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,068 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Garden Homes?
Average gross rent in Garden Homes is $1,068/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Garden Homes residents are renters?
33% of Garden Homes households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 4,819 residents.
Q5
Is Garden Homes a high social-vulnerability area?
Garden Homes sits in the 66th 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 Garden Homes have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Garden Homes is census tract 17031440600 (score 8.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 8.1, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Garden Homes for landlords?
Garden Homes carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Garden Homes?
Garden Homes has 4,844 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (93.7%), Hispanic / Latino (4.8%), Other / Multiracial (1.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
