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Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Jackson Park Highlands District Eviction Risk: High

3 census tracts · pop 10,784 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10 · range 8.1–8.1

Jackson Park Highlands District takes in 3 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 10,784. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.1/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 53% against 29.3% citywide, putting Jackson Park Highlands District 24.1% over its own city.

The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.3/10.

The poverty rate is 33%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. This is a renter market: 74% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Food insecurity affects 38.0% of adults, 20.2 points above the national rate. 21.5% 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.

Average gross rent is $1,024, 29% below the Chicago average of $1,440. Running hot is economic stress at 8.2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.

Court records carry 4,115 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 12.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.1% in 2015, is well off that peak.

That places it #1 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
8.1
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Jackson Park Highlands District vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
53.4% +82%
Chicago: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$1,024 -29%
Chicago: $1,440
Average HH income
$36,977 -51%
Chicago: $75,134
Poverty rate
33.0% +96%
Chicago: 16.8%
Renter share
74.3% +38%
Chicago: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Jackson Park Highlands District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 8.1–8.1

Why Jackson Park Highlands District scores 8.1

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
53% 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
74% 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
33.0% below poverty line · Range 7.7–9.9 across tracts
8.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.8 across tracts
1.3
Risk score comparison

Jackson Park Highlands District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Jackson Park Highlands District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Jackson Park Highl: 8.18.1Jackson Park HighlNeighborhoodParent 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 Jackson Park Highlands District?

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

Score distribution
0246810
Spread of 0 points from 8.1 to 8.1. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Jackson Park Highlands District

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17031430200 8.1 5,455 49% $933
17031843900 8.1 3,700 63% $1,205
17031420100 8.1 1,629 46% $918
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 90

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

Socioeconomic status 88%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 59%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Jackson Park Highlands District

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 4,115Total filings (sum)
  • 7.03%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.2%Peak year (2006)
  • 7.23%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Jackson Park Highlands District

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

Frequently asked

About Jackson Park Highlands District

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Jackson Park Highlands District?

Jackson Park Highlands District scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 3 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 Jackson Park Highlands District compare to Chicago overall?

Jackson Park Highlands District scores 1.4 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,024 vs $1,440.
Q3

What is the average rent in Jackson Park Highlands District?

Average gross rent in Jackson Park Highlands District is $1,024/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Jackson Park Highlands District residents are renters?

74% of Jackson Park Highlands District households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 10,784 residents.
Q5

Is Jackson Park Highlands District a high social-vulnerability area?

Jackson Park Highlands District sits in the 90th 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 Jackson Park Highlands District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Jackson Park Highlands District is census tract 17031430200 (score 8.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.1 to 8.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Jackson Park Highlands District for landlords?

Jackson Park Highlands District carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Jackson Park Highlands District?

Jackson Park Highlands District has 10,603 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (89.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.3%), Other / Multiracial (1.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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