5 census tracts · pop 15,866 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 7.2–8.1
Kelvyn Park is a 5-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 15,866. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.7/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 29.3% citywide, putting Kelvyn Park 15.9% over its own city.
26% 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. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 24.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Court records carry 1,427 eviction filings across its 5 observed tracts. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
SNAP participation is 24.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. At $1,265 a month, rents sit 12% under what the rest of Chicago commands.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 5.8% of renter households. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #57 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 0.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
With little internal variation, 7.7/10 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
7.7
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Kelvyn Park vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kelvyn Park
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,427Total filings (sum)
3.07%Avg annual filing rate
5.8%Peak year (2015)
3.59%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kelvyn Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.0%Housing insecurity
12.7%Utility shutoff threat
31.2%Food insecurity
24.0%SNAP enrollment
25.2%No health insurance
31.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kelvyn Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kelvyn Park?
Kelvyn Park scores 7.7/10 (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 Kelvyn Park compare to Chicago overall?
Kelvyn Park scores 1.0 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,265 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kelvyn Park?
Average gross rent in Kelvyn Park is $1,265/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kelvyn Park residents are renters?
54% of Kelvyn Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 15,866 residents.
Q5
Is Kelvyn Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Kelvyn 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 Kelvyn Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Kelvyn Park is census tract 17031210400 (score 8.1/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 8.1, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Kelvyn Park for landlords?
Kelvyn Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). 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 Kelvyn Park?
Kelvyn Park has 15,988 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (79.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (12%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
