6 census tracts · pop 20,657 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.3–7.7
Mount Pleasant takes in 6 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 20,657 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.9/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The 6 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.3 to 7.7, a 1.4-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,497 across 6 observed tracts.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 5.5% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,307, 9% below the Chicago average of $1,440.
The most recent observed rate, 1.7% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #101 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago. For a like-for-like read, Smith Park and Elsdon score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $75,598. 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
6 tracts · population-weighted
Mount Pleasant vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%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 Mount Pleasant
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,497Total filings (sum)
2.57%Avg annual filing rate
5.5%Peak year (2008)
1.71%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mount Pleasant
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.0%Housing insecurity
8.7%Utility shutoff threat
23.4%Food insecurity
17.4%SNAP enrollment
15.0%No health insurance
26.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mount Pleasant
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mount Pleasant?
Mount Pleasant scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 6 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 Mount Pleasant compare to Chicago overall?
Mount Pleasant scores 0.2 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,307 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mount Pleasant?
Average gross rent in Mount Pleasant is $1,307/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mount Pleasant residents are renters?
41% of Mount Pleasant households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 20,657 residents.
Q5
Is Mount Pleasant a high social-vulnerability area?
Mount Pleasant sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Mount Pleasant have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mount Pleasant is census tract 17031600900 (score 7.7/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 7.7, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Mount Pleasant for landlords?
Mount Pleasant carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Mount Pleasant?
Mount Pleasant has 20,824 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (37.4%), Hispanic / Latino (34.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
