Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Maplewood Eviction Risk: Moderate

7 census tracts · pop 18,475 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10 · range 5.3–6.2

Maplewood spans 7 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 18,475. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. At $1,924 a month, rents sit 34% over what the rest of Chicago commands.

Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.9/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.

34% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Chicago rate of 29.3%. The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Filings are well documented here: 1,197 across 7 observed tracts. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Disability prevalence reaches 18.9% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.

Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 3.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.5% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #149 by risk, the lower third.

For a like-for-like read, Morgan Park and Streeterville score within a fraction of it.

With little internal variation, 5.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

7 tracts · population-weighted

Maplewood vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

34.2% +17%

Chicago: 29.3%

Average gross rent

$1,924 +34%

Chicago: $1,440

Average HH income

$110,875 +48%

Chicago: $75,134

Poverty rate

7.7% -54%

Chicago: 16.8%

Renter share

55.5% +3%

Chicago: 54.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Maplewood and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 7 tracts span score 5.3–6.2

Why Maplewood scores 5.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts

5.2

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts

8.5

Rent control risk

34% of income on rent · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

56% renter households · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Economic stress

7.7% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.6 across tracts

1.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.0–8.2 across tracts

5.9

Risk score comparison

Maplewood vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Maplewood?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.9 points from 5.3 to 6.2. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

6.2 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.3

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

7 tracts in Maplewood

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
17031220300	6.2	1,998	34%	$1,950
17031210800	6.2	1,142	45%	$1,585
17031220500	5.8	2,810	39%	$2,032
17031210900	5.7	3,174	21%	$1,803
17031210700	5.6	3,724	37%	$1,683
17031220400	5.4	2,670	48%	$1,984
17031830900	5.3	2,957	24%	$2,317

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 27

Pop-weighted across 7 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 37%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 8%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 37%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Maplewood

Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,197Total filings (sum)
1.79%Avg annual filing rate
3.7%Peak year (2013)
1.49%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Maplewood

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

11.3%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
11.6%Food insecurity
8.2%SNAP enrollment
9.3%No health insurance
18.7%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Maplewood

What is the eviction-risk score for Maplewood?

Maplewood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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.

How does Maplewood compare to Chicago overall?

Maplewood scores 1.0 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,924 vs $1,440.

What is the average rent in Maplewood?

Average gross rent in Maplewood is $1,924/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Maplewood residents are renters?

56% of Maplewood households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 18,475 residents.

Is Maplewood a high social-vulnerability area?

Maplewood sits in the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Maplewood have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Maplewood is census tract 17031220300 (score 6.2/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 6.2, a spread of 0.9 points.

How safe is Maplewood for landlords?

Maplewood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Maplewood?

Maplewood has 18,290 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.8%), Hispanic / Latino (31.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Maplewood

6.5 Palmer Square 8 tracts · pop 20,415 6.1 West Bucktown 6 tracts · pop 13,593 6.6 Jackowo 3 tracts · pop 11,496 5.3 Hamlin Park 4 tracts · pop 11,724 6.4 Kosciuszko Park 4 tracts · pop 11,768 5.3 Bricktown 2 tracts · pop 3,612

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Chicago

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Maplewood.

5.7 Forest Glen 3 tracts · pop 12,466 5.7 Morgan Park 3 tracts · pop 7,791 5.7 Streeterville 3 tracts · pop 17,172 5.7 Bowmanville 2 tracts · pop 8,012 5.8 Mid-North District 3 tracts · pop 11,278 5.8 Old Town Triangle 8 tracts · pop 33,746

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