3 census tracts · pop 10,474 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 6.6–7.2
Kelvyn Grove takes in 3 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 10,474. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 39%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 56% against 29.3% citywide, putting Kelvyn Grove 26.4% over its own city. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.4/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Average gross rent is $1,113, 23% below the Chicago average of $1,440. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 24.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 30.4% of adults, 12.6 points above the national rate. Court records carry 802 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 5.6% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 3.7% in 2015 against a 5.6% peak. That places it #97 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Mayfair and Ducktown. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
With little internal variation, 7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Kelvyn Grove vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kelvyn Grove
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
802Total filings (sum)
3.26%Avg annual filing rate
5.6%Peak year (2014)
3.66%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kelvyn Grove
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.8%Housing insecurity
12.3%Utility shutoff threat
32.1%Food insecurity
23.4%SNAP enrollment
27.8%No health insurance
32.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kelvyn Grove
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kelvyn Grove?
Kelvyn Grove scores 7/10 (Elevated 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 Kelvyn Grove compare to Chicago overall?
Kelvyn Grove scores 0.3 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,113 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kelvyn Grove?
Average gross rent in Kelvyn Grove is $1,113/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kelvyn Grove residents are renters?
50% of Kelvyn Grove households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 10,474 residents.
Q5
Is Kelvyn Grove a high social-vulnerability area?
Kelvyn Grove sits in the 86th 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 Kelvyn Grove have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Kelvyn Grove is census tract 17031190800 (score 7.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.6 to 7.2, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Kelvyn Grove for landlords?
Kelvyn Grove carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Kelvyn Grove?
Kelvyn Grove has 10,440 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (84.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
