5 census tracts · pop 26,955 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10
· range 5.7–8.1
Jarvis Square is a 5-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 26,955. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.2/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 29.3% citywide, putting Jarvis Square 16.4% over its own city.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.7 to 8.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10. Filings are well documented here: 5,971 across 5 observed tracts.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 10.2% of renter households. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7/10. The most recent observed rate, 4.1% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #88 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago. The closest comparables inside the same city are Little India and Tri-Taylor.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Jarvis Square vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Jarvis Square
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5,971Total filings (sum)
5.14%Avg annual filing rate
10.2%Peak year (2013)
4.27%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Jarvis Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.4%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility shutoff threat
22.4%Food insecurity
21.0%SNAP enrollment
11.4%No health insurance
27.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Jarvis Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Jarvis Square?
Jarvis Square scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Jarvis Square compare to Chicago overall?
Jarvis Square scores 0.5 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,392 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Jarvis Square?
Average gross rent in Jarvis Square is $1,392/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Jarvis Square residents are renters?
66% of Jarvis Square households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 26,955 residents.
Q5
Is Jarvis Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Jarvis Square sits in the 72nd 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 Jarvis Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Jarvis Square is census tract 17031010201 (score 8.1/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 8.1, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Jarvis Square for landlords?
Jarvis Square carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Jarvis Square?
Jarvis Square has 25,430 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.9%), Hispanic / Latino (22%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
