7 census tracts · pop 33,104 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 6.1–7.9
Hanson Park is a 7-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL and houses 33,104 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.1/10, in the Elevated tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Chicago rate of 29.3%.
30% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Scores across the 7 constituent tracts range from 6.1 to 7.9. A 1.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
23.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 2,589 across 7 observed tracts.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.5/10. 14.3% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 13.3% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 4.4% in 2015, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $1,326, 8% below the Chicago average of $1,440. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #94 by risk, the middle third.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.1 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
7.1
Elevated
7 tracts · population-weighted
Hanson Park vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hanson Park
Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,589Total filings (sum)
3.99%Avg annual filing rate
13.3%Peak year (2014)
4.39%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hanson Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.0%Housing insecurity
14.5%Utility shutoff threat
33.6%Food insecurity
27.6%SNAP enrollment
23.7%No health insurance
33.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hanson Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hanson Park?
Hanson Park scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 7 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 Hanson Park compare to Chicago overall?
Hanson Park scores 0.4 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,326 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hanson Park?
Average gross rent in Hanson Park is $1,326/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hanson Park residents are renters?
38% of Hanson Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 33,104 residents.
Q5
Is Hanson Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Hanson Park sits in the 83rd 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
Which tracts in Hanson Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hanson Park is census tract 17031250400 (score 7.9/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.1 to 7.9, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Hanson Park for landlords?
Hanson Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Hanson Park?
Hanson Park has 32,324 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (63.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
