4 census tracts · pop 20,648 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.3–6.5
Montrose takes in 4 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 20,648 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for around a third of renter households. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 5.3 to 6.5. A 1.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.4/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,408 across 4 observed tracts. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 4.2% 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 #138 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Clarkdale and River North.
Against average income of $99,862, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,381, close to the Chicago average.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Montrose vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Montrose
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,408Total filings (sum)
2.31%Avg annual filing rate
4.2%Peak year (2012)
1.68%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Montrose
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.6%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility shutoff threat
14.7%Food insecurity
11.4%SNAP enrollment
10.6%No health insurance
23.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Montrose
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Montrose?
Montrose scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Montrose compare to Chicago overall?
Montrose scores 0.8 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,381 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Montrose?
Average gross rent in Montrose is $1,381/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Montrose residents are renters?
39% of Montrose households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 20,648 residents.
Q5
Is Montrose a high social-vulnerability area?
Montrose sits in the 49th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Montrose have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Montrose is census tract 17031150200 (score 6.5/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 6.5, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Montrose for landlords?
Montrose carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Montrose?
Montrose has 20,118 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.6%), Hispanic / Latino (24%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
