3 census tracts · pop 15,586 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 5.3–6.9
Norwood Park spans 3 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 15,586. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. 48% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Chicago rate of 29.3%. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 5.3 to 6.9. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Filings are well documented here: 126 across 3 observed tracts. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 9.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.2% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #128 by risk, the lower third. Only 18% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,380, close to the Chicago average.
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. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Norwood Park vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Norwood Park
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
126Total filings (sum)
2.50%Avg annual filing rate
9.7%Peak year (2014)
4.28%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Norwood Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.6%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
10.2%Food insecurity
7.9%SNAP enrollment
7.5%No health insurance
25.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Norwood Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Norwood Park?
Norwood Park scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Norwood Park compare to Chicago overall?
Norwood Park scores 0.7 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,380 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Norwood Park?
Average gross rent in Norwood Park is $1,380/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Norwood Park residents are renters?
18% of Norwood Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 15,586 residents.
Q5
Is Norwood Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Norwood Park sits in the 40th 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 Norwood Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Norwood Park is census tract 17031100300 (score 6.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 6.9, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Norwood Park for landlords?
Norwood Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Norwood Park?
Norwood Park has 15,289 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.5%), Hispanic / Latino (13.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
