14 census tracts · pop 29,925 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 5.9–8.1
Oakwood Shores takes in 14 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 29,925. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.7/10, Elevated tier. Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 47% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
76% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. SNAP participation is 35.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
25% 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. The 14 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.9 to 8.1, a 2.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 27.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,121, 22% below the Chicago average of $1,440.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. Filings are well documented here: 8,343 across 13 observed tracts.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 19.7% of renter households.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
14 tracts · population-weighted
Oakwood Shores vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%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
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oakwood Shores?
Oakwood Shores scores 7.7/10 (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.
Q2
How does Oakwood Shores compare to Chicago overall?
Oakwood Shores scores 1.0 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,121 vs $1,440.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
Which tracts in Oakwood Shores have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oakwood Shores is census tract 17031380600 (score 8.1/10). Across the 14 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 8.1, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Oakwood Shores for landlords?
Oakwood Shores carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). 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 (6.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Oakwood Shores?
Oakwood Shores has 32,178 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (69.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
