5 census tracts · pop 12,946 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.3–6.1
Ravenswood Gardens takes in 5 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 12,946 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, roughly one in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Filings are well documented here: 562 across 5 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. SNAP participation is 5.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 8.0% of adults, 9.8 points below the national rate. Average gross rent is $1,619, 12% above the Chicago average of $1,440.
The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 2.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.9% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #155 by risk, the lower third.
With little internal variation, 5.6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Ravenswood Gardens vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ravenswood Gardens
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
562Total filings (sum)
1.02%Avg annual filing rate
2.5%Peak year (2010)
0.87%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ravenswood Gardens
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.3%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
16.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ravenswood Gardens
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ravenswood Gardens?
Ravenswood Gardens scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Ravenswood Gardens compare to Chicago overall?
Ravenswood Gardens scores 1.1 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,619 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ravenswood Gardens?
Average gross rent in Ravenswood Gardens is $1,619/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ravenswood Gardens residents are renters?
54% of Ravenswood Gardens households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 12,946 residents.
Q5
Is Ravenswood Gardens a high social-vulnerability area?
Ravenswood Gardens sits in the 23rd 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Ravenswood Gardens have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ravenswood Gardens is census tract 17031040600 (score 6.1/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 6.1, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Ravenswood Gardens for landlords?
Ravenswood Gardens carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ravenswood Gardens?
Ravenswood Gardens has 12,620 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.7%), Hispanic / Latino (14.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
