Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Oakwood Shores Eviction Risk: Elevated

14 census tracts · pop 29,925 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10 · range 4.5–7.2

Oakwood Shores is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Chicago with 14 census tracts and a population of 29,925 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 47% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 25% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,121/month sits 22% lower than the Chicago citywide average ($1,440).

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

14 tracts · population-weighted

Oakwood Shores vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

46.9% +60%

Chicago: 29.3%

Average gross rent

$1,121 -22%

Chicago: $1,440

Average HH income

$56,010 -25%

Chicago: $75,134

Poverty rate

28.0% +66%

Chicago: 16.8%

Renter share

75.7% +40%

Chicago: 54.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oakwood Shores and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 14 tracts span score 4.5–7.2

Why Oakwood Shores scores 6.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts

5.2

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts

8.5

Rent control risk

47% of income on rent · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

76% renter households · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Economic stress

28.0% below poverty line · Range 3.8–10.0 across tracts

6.6

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–8.1 across tracts

2.4

Risk score comparison

Oakwood Shores vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Oakwood Shores?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.7 points from 4.5 to 7.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

7.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.5 4.5

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

14 tracts in Oakwood Shores

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
17031380600	7.2	4,025	60%	$1,285
17031351100	7.2	2,160	50%	$525
17031380200	7.1	1,723	57%	$498
17031360200	7	1,672	52%	$943
17031836500	7	1,522	53%	$884
17031351400	6.9	1,569	36%	$937
17031350100	6.2	2,439	47%	$1,389
17031351500	6.2	946	43%	$1,467
17031351000	5.9	3,526	45%	$1,295
17031839600	5.9	1,965	55%	$823
17031839500	5.7	1,804	41%	$343
17031380100	5.5	1,928	65%	$528
17031835800	5.5	1,852	34%	$1,574
17031842000	4.5	2,794	17%	$2,314

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 75

Pop-weighted across 14 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 75%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 58%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 92%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 65%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Oakwood Shores

Aggregated across 13 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

8,343Total filings (sum)
6.17%Avg annual filing rate
19.7%Peak year (2013)
5.02%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oakwood Shores

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

25.9%Housing insecurity
18.1%Utility shutoff threat
32.6%Food insecurity
33.9%SNAP enrollment
10.5%No health insurance
31.9%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Oakwood Shores

What is the eviction-risk score for Oakwood Shores?

Oakwood Shores scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 14 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.

How does Oakwood Shores compare to Chicago overall?

Oakwood Shores scores 0.5 points higher than Chicago overall (5.7/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,121 vs $1,440.

What is the average rent in Oakwood Shores?

Average gross rent in Oakwood Shores is $1,121/month (pop-weighted across 14 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Oakwood Shores residents are renters?

76% of Oakwood Shores households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 29,925 residents.

Is Oakwood Shores a high social-vulnerability area?

Oakwood Shores sits in the 75th 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.

Which tracts in Oakwood Shores have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Oakwood Shores is census tract 17031380600 (score 7.2/10). Across the 14 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 7.2, a spread of 2.7 points.

How safe is Oakwood Shores for landlords?

Oakwood Shores carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 14 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 (5.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Oakwood Shores?

Oakwood Shores has 32,178 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (69.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Oakwood Shores

6 Canaryville 18 tracts · pop 33,922 6.1 North Kenwood 11 tracts · pop 25,603 5.9 South Branch Addition 6 tracts · pop 14,959 5.8 Motor Row 4 tracts · pop 13,771 6.5 Chinatown 2 tracts · pop 8,620 6 Indian Village 5 tracts · pop 13,162

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Chicago

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Oakwood Shores.

6.2 Marquette Manor 12 tracts · pop 47,845 6.2 Trumbull Park Terrace 1 tracts · pop 3,714 6.2 North Kenwood 11 tracts · pop 25,603 6.2 Trumbull Park Homes 2 tracts · pop 5,964 6.2 Illinois Medical District 2 tracts · pop 5,050 6.3 South Brighton 11 tracts · pop 40,728

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