8 census tracts · pop 28,405 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.9/10
· range 7.2–8.1
Mandell spans 8 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 28,405. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.9/10, in the Elevated tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Chicago rate of 29.3%.
SNAP participation is 46.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 35% 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 clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.6/10. 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.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. At $1,165 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Chicago commands.
Court records carry 5,887 eviction filings across its 8 observed tracts. 19.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 11.9% of renter households. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7/10.
The most recent observed rate, 6.1% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #43 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
8 tracts · population-weighted
Mandell vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mandell
Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5,887Total filings (sum)
6.85%Avg annual filing rate
11.9%Peak year (2013)
6.60%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mandell
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
34.9%Housing insecurity
23.5%Utility shutoff threat
45.1%Food insecurity
46.5%SNAP enrollment
18.9%No health insurance
38.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mandell
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mandell?
Mandell scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 8 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 Mandell compare to Chicago overall?
Mandell scores 1.2 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,165 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mandell?
Average gross rent in Mandell is $1,165/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mandell residents are renters?
66% of Mandell households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 28,405 residents.
Q5
Is Mandell a high social-vulnerability area?
Mandell sits in the 90th 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 Mandell have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mandell is census tract 17031252202 (score 8.1/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 8.1, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Mandell for landlords?
Mandell carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.9/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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 Mandell?
Mandell has 27,091 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (67.1%), Hispanic / Latino (27.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
