11 census tracts · pop 25,603 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 5.8–8.1
North Kenwood takes in 11 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 25,603 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.6/10, in the Elevated tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Chicago rate of 29.3%.
Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The 11 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.8 to 8.1, a 2.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. At $1,086 a month, rents sit 25% under what the rest of Chicago commands.
The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. 17.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Food insecurity affects 29.7% of adults, 11.9 points above the national rate. Court records carry 8,144 eviction filings across its 11 observed tracts. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 24.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.9% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #66 by risk, the middle third.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
11 tracts · population-weighted
North Kenwood vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%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 North Kenwood
Aggregated across 11 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
8,144Total filings (sum)
7.23%Avg annual filing rate
24.0%Peak year (2014)
6.82%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in North Kenwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.4%Housing insecurity
17.7%Utility shutoff threat
30.3%Food insecurity
31.8%SNAP enrollment
9.4%No health insurance
29.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About North Kenwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for North Kenwood?
North Kenwood scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 11 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 North Kenwood compare to Chicago overall?
North Kenwood scores 0.9 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,086 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in North Kenwood?
Average gross rent in North Kenwood is $1,086/month (pop-weighted across 11 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of North Kenwood residents are renters?
64% of North Kenwood households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 25,603 residents.
Q5
Is North Kenwood a high social-vulnerability area?
North Kenwood sits in the 72nd 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 North Kenwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in North Kenwood is census tract 17031836400 (score 8.1/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 8.1, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is North Kenwood for landlords?
North Kenwood carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). Pop-weighted across 11 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 North Kenwood?
North Kenwood has 25,425 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (81.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
