1 census tracts · pop 2,330 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 8.1–8.1
Pocket Town is a one-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 2,330. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.1/10, in the High tier. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 32.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 41.0% of adults, 23.2 points above the national rate. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. At $1,105 a month, rents sit 23% under what the rest of Chicago commands. 12% 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 filing record is not thin: 638 evictions logged in this tract. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Cost burden runs 25% against 29.3% citywide, putting Pocket Town 4.4% under its own city.
The worst year on record was 2002, when filings touched 9.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.1% in 2015, is well off that peak.
One tract means one number: 8.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.1
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pocket Town vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pocket Town
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
638Total filings (sum)
7.08%Avg annual filing rate
9.5%Peak year (2002)
5.10%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pocket Town
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.5%Housing insecurity
23.4%Utility shutoff threat
41.0%Food insecurity
44.4%SNAP enrollment
12.0%No health insurance
37.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pocket Town
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pocket Town?
Pocket Town scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Pocket Town compare to Chicago overall?
Pocket Town scores 1.4 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,105 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pocket Town?
Average gross rent in Pocket Town is $1,105/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pocket Town residents are renters?
49% of Pocket Town households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 2,330 residents.
Q5
Is Pocket Town a high social-vulnerability area?
Pocket Town sits in the 88th 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
How safe is Pocket Town for landlords?
Pocket Town carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pocket Town?
Pocket Town has 2,309 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (80.9%), Hispanic / Latino (15.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
