7 census tracts · pop 22,904 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 6–8.1
K-Town Historic District is a 7-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 22,904. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 49% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
SNAP participation is 37.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 28% 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. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 32.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10. The 7 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6 to 8.1, a 2.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
This is a renter market: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Court records carry 3,856 eviction filings across its 7 observed tracts. At $1,235 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Chicago commands. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 9.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 5.6% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
7 tracts · population-weighted
K-Town Historic District vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in K-Town Historic District
Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,856Total filings (sum)
5.20%Avg annual filing rate
9.8%Peak year (2013)
5.31%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in K-Town Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.8%Housing insecurity
19.4%Utility shutoff threat
39.7%Food insecurity
36.9%SNAP enrollment
21.5%No health insurance
34.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About K-Town Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for K-Town Historic District?
K-Town Historic District scores 7.3/10 (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 K-Town Historic District compare to Chicago overall?
K-Town Historic District scores 0.6 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,235 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in K-Town Historic District?
Average gross rent in K-Town Historic District is $1,235/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of K-Town Historic District residents are renters?
67% of K-Town Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 22,904 residents.
Q5
Is K-Town Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
K-Town Historic District sits in the 79th 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 K-Town Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in K-Town Historic District is census tract 17031290900 (score 8.1/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 8.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is K-Town Historic District for landlords?
K-Town Historic District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 K-Town Historic District?
K-Town Historic District has 22,810 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (47.9%), Hispanic / Latino (46.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
