1 census tracts · pop 1,915 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 8.1–8.1
Kensington is a one-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL and houses 1,915 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.1/10, placing it in the High tier. 47% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Chicago rate of 29.3%.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 40.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Annualized rent equals 44% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. 29.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.2/10. The poverty rate is 31%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $1,097, 24% below the Chicago average of $1,440.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.8/10.
Court records for this tract carry 390 eviction filings. Severe burden reaches 10%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 7.6% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 5.5% in 2015 against a 7.6% peak.
One tract means one number: 8.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.1
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kensington vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority99%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kensington
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
390Total filings (sum)
5.33%Avg annual filing rate
7.6%Peak year (2003)
5.47%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kensington
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
40.3%Housing insecurity
27.6%Utility shutoff threat
55.4%Food insecurity
56.7%SNAP enrollment
29.6%No health insurance
47.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kensington
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kensington?
Kensington scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Kensington compare to Chicago overall?
Kensington scores 1.4 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,097 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kensington?
Average gross rent in Kensington is $1,097/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kensington residents are renters?
64% of Kensington households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 1,915 residents.
Q5
Is Kensington a high social-vulnerability area?
Kensington sits in the 96th 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
How safe is Kensington for landlords?
Kensington carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Kensington?
Kensington has 1,858 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (54.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (40.6%), Other / Multiracial (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
