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Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Graceland West Eviction Risk: Elevated

4 census tracts · pop 12,087 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10 · range 5.3–8.1

Graceland West takes in 4 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 12,087. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.4/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 5.3 to 8.1. A 2.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.

Cost burden runs 38% against 29.3% citywide, putting Graceland West 8.9% over its own city. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.

The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.

Court records carry 1,120 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. Disability prevalence reaches 18.5% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 7.0% of renter households.

Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 1.5% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #117 by risk, the middle third.

For a like-for-like read, Printer's Row and Palmer Square score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $101,815, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,523, close to the Chicago average.

58% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Graceland West vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
38.2% +30%
Chicago: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$1,523 +6%
Chicago: $1,440
Average HH income
$101,815 +36%
Chicago: $75,134
Poverty rate
11.5% -32%
Chicago: 16.8%
Renter share
58.4% +8%
Chicago: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Graceland West and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 5.3–8.1

Why Graceland West scores 6.4

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
38% 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
58% 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
11.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0–6.4 across tracts
3.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.8–5.2 across tracts
3.7
Risk score comparison

Graceland West vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Graceland West score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Graceland West: 6.46.4Graceland WestNeighborhoodParent city: 6.76.7Parent cityhost cityState: 5.15.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Graceland West?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
0246810
Spread of 2.8 points from 5.3 to 8.1. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in Graceland West

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17031830700 8.1 4,249 42% $1,193
17031060200 5.9 2,147 36% $1,562
17031060100 5.3 3,178 44% $1,799
17031050100 5.3 2,513 27% $1,700
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 40

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 39%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 13%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Graceland West

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,120Total filings (sum)
  • 2.12%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.0%Peak year (2012)
  • 1.95%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Graceland West

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

Frequently asked

About Graceland West

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Graceland West?

Graceland West scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Graceland West compare to Chicago overall?

Graceland West scores 0.3 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,523 vs $1,440.
Q3

What is the average rent in Graceland West?

Average gross rent in Graceland West is $1,523/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Graceland West residents are renters?

58% of Graceland West households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 12,087 residents.
Q5

Is Graceland West a high social-vulnerability area?

Graceland West 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 Graceland West have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Graceland West is census tract 17031830700 (score 8.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 8.1, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7

How safe is Graceland West for landlords?

Graceland West carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Graceland West?

Graceland West has 11,699 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.5%), Hispanic / Latino (11.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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