2 census tracts · pop 7,010 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 8.1–8.1
O'Keeffe is a 2-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 7,010. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.1/10, in the High tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Chicago rate of 29.3%.
SNAP participation is 44.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
23.7% 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. This is a renter market: 81% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. At $1,109 a month, rents sit 23% under what the rest of Chicago commands. Court records carry 4,336 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2002 at 13.6% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 9.7% in 2015 against a 13.6% peak.
That places it #1 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago. For a like-for-like read, Brookline and The Cottage score within a fraction of it.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.1
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
O'Keeffe vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in O'Keeffe
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,336Total filings (sum)
9.51%Avg annual filing rate
13.6%Peak year (2002)
9.72%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in O'Keeffe
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.5%Housing insecurity
23.7%Utility shutoff threat
40.5%Food insecurity
44.4%SNAP enrollment
11.3%No health insurance
35.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About O'Keeffe
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for O'Keeffe?
O'Keeffe scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 2 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 O'Keeffe compare to Chicago overall?
O'Keeffe scores 1.4 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,109 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in O'Keeffe?
Average gross rent in O'Keeffe is $1,109/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of O'Keeffe residents are renters?
81% of O'Keeffe households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 7,010 residents.
Q5
Is O'Keeffe a high social-vulnerability area?
O'Keeffe sits in the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 O'Keeffe have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in O'Keeffe is census tract 17031430102 (score 8.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.1 to 8.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is O'Keeffe for landlords?
O'Keeffe carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 O'Keeffe?
O'Keeffe has 7,033 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (94.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (2%), Hispanic / Latino (1.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
