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Eviction Risk in Grayland , Chicago

3 census tracts · pop 8,916 · pop-weighted composite 5.7/10 · range 5.5–6.0

Grayland is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Chicago with 3 census tracts and a population of 8,916 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 45% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 26% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,270/month sits 12% lower than the Chicago citywide median ($1,440).

Eviction Risk
5.7
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
45%
26% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,270
Median household income
$88,068
9.9% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Grayland vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Grayland score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Grayland: 5.75.7GraylandNeighborhoodParent city: 6.86.8Parent cityhost cityState: 5.75.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · IL
Buena Park
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
4 tracts · pop. 20.9K
Peer · IL
Clarkdale
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
8 tracts · pop. 42.0K
Peer · IL
Dearborn Park
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.0K
Peer · IL
Fulton Market District
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.7K
Comparison

Grayland vs Chicago

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.7 -16%
Chicago: 6.8
Rent burden
44.5% +52%
Chicago: 29.3%
Median gross rent
$1,270 -12%
Chicago: $1,440
Median HH income
$88,068 +17%
Chicago: $75,134
Poverty rate
9.9% -41%
Chicago: 16.8%
Renter share
32.2% -40%
Chicago: 54.0%
Where

Tract centroids in Grayland

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White-Hispanic Neighborhood — 8,474 residents across all tracts in Grayland. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 41.4% White (non-Hispanic): 47.5% Black (non-Hispanic): 3.5% Asian (non-Hispanic): 3% Other / Multiracial: 4.6%
  • Hispanic / Latino 41.4%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 47.5%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 3.5%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 3%
  • Other / Multiracial 4.6%
Census tracts

3 tracts in Grayland

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
17031831700 6.0 2,224 72% $920
17031150800 5.6 4,668 35% $1,309
17031161100 5.5 2,024 35% $1,563
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 55

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 68%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 24%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Grayland

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 817Total filings (sum)
  • 4.16%Avg annual filing rate
  • 23.8%Peak year (2015)
  • 5.36%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Grayland

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

Frequently asked

About Grayland

What is the eviction-risk score for Grayland?

Grayland scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Grayland compare to Chicago overall?

Grayland scores 1.1 points lower than Chicago overall (6.8/10). Rent burden: 45% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,270 vs $1,440.

What is the median rent in Grayland?

Median gross rent in Grayland is $1,270/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Grayland residents are renters?

32% of Grayland households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 8,916 residents.

Is Grayland a high social-vulnerability area?

Grayland sits in the 55th 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.

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