Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Park West Eviction Risk: Elevated

8 census tracts · pop 23,748 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10 · range 5.3–7.8

Park West is a 8-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 23,748. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.1/10, in the Elevated tier. The 8 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.3 to 7.8, a 2.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.

70% 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. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.

Cost burden runs 37% against 29.3% citywide, putting Park West 8.1% over its own city. Average gross rent is $1,757, 22% above the Chicago average of $1,440. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.3/10.

The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records carry 1,755 eviction filings across its 8 observed tracts. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. SNAP participation is 5.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 3.2% of renter households.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.1 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

6.1

Elevated

8 tracts · population-weighted

Park West vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

37.4% +28%

Chicago: 29.3%

Average gross rent

$1,757 +22%

Chicago: $1,440

Average HH income

$96,534 +28%

Chicago: $75,134

Poverty rate

9.3% -45%

Chicago: 16.8%

Renter share

69.7% +29%

Chicago: 54.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Park West and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 8 tracts span score 5.3–7.8

Why Park West scores 6.1

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

37% 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

70% 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

9.3% below poverty line · Range 1.2–4.9 across tracts

2.3

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.7–8.4 across tracts

5.0

Risk score comparison

Park West vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Park West?

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 2.5 points from 5.3 to 7.8. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

7.8 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.3

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

Census tracts

8 tracts in Park West

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
17031063301	7.8	2,992	47%	$1,532
17031070103	6.9	1,439	38%	$1,667
17031070101	6.2	4,583	35%	$1,780
17031063303	6.1	1,198	54%	$2,352
17031063302	5.7	4,102	33%	$1,727
17031070200	5.6	4,019	35%	$1,821
17031070102	5.4	2,980	38%	$1,525
17031063400	5.3	2,435	33%	$1,984

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 22

Pop-weighted across 8 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 21%ile

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

Household characteristics 4%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 38%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 70%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Park West

Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,755Total filings (sum)
1.26%Avg annual filing rate
3.2%Peak year (2010)
0.59%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Park West

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

7.0%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility shutoff threat
7.3%Food insecurity
5.2%SNAP enrollment
5.1%No health insurance
17.0%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Park West

What is the eviction-risk score for Park West?

Park West scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 8 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 Park West compare to Chicago overall?

Park West scores 0.6 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,757 vs $1,440.

What is the average rent in Park West?

Average gross rent in Park West is $1,757/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Park West residents are renters?

70% of Park West households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 23,748 residents.

Is Park West a high social-vulnerability area?

Park West 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.

Which tracts in Park West have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Park West is census tract 17031063301 (score 7.8/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 7.8, a spread of 2.5 points.

How safe is Park West for landlords?

Park West carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Park West?

Park West has 23,138 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.1%), Hispanic / Latino (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Park West

6.3 Lakeview East 5 tracts · pop 20,467 5.4 Wrightwood Neighbors 4 tracts · pop 14,562 5.8 Mid-North District 3 tracts · pop 11,278 6 Northalsted 4 tracts · pop 14,683 5.4 Sheffield Neighbors 3 tracts · pop 10,988 5.8 Old Town Triangle 8 tracts · pop 33,746

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Chicago

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Park West.

6.1 University Village 2 tracts · pop 9,487 6.1 East Ravenswood 3 tracts · pop 6,946 6.1 West Ravenswood 3 tracts · pop 13,271 6.1 Washington Heights 1 tracts · pop 3,135 6 Lakewood Balmoral Historic District 1 tracts · pop 4,236 6 Garfield Ridge 4 tracts · pop 20,251

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