4 census tracts · pop 14,683 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 5.3–6.6
Northalsted is a 4-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 14,683. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 41% against 29.3% citywide, putting Northalsted 11.3% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most 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.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.1/10. The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.3 to 6.6, a 1.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. At $1,727 a month, rents sit 20% over what the rest of Chicago commands.
Disability prevalence reaches 16.0% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Filings are well documented here: 1,371 across 4 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Food insecurity affects 7.5% of adults, 10.3 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 3.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.7% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #128 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago. For a like-for-like read, Lakewood Balmoral Historic District and West Edgewater score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $96,599.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6 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
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Northalsted vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northalsted
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,371Total filings (sum)
1.57%Avg annual filing rate
3.4%Peak year (2008)
0.82%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Northalsted
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.4%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility shutoff threat
7.3%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
16.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Northalsted
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northalsted?
Northalsted scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 Northalsted compare to Chicago overall?
Northalsted scores 0.7 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,727 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northalsted?
Average gross rent in Northalsted is $1,727/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northalsted residents are renters?
64% of Northalsted households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 14,683 residents.
Q5
Is Northalsted a high social-vulnerability area?
Northalsted sits in the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Northalsted have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Northalsted is census tract 17031061800 (score 6.6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 6.6, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Northalsted for landlords?
Northalsted carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 Northalsted?
Northalsted has 14,950 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.9%), Hispanic / Latino (10.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
