Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,101 of 84,120 nationally
Ridgeland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Oak Park
Tract 17031812700 · Cook County, IL · pop 2,981 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 17031812700 sits in the Ridgeland neighborhood of Oak Park, Illinois. It has a population of 2,981 and an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). 40% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 25% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,303/month against a median household income of $93,375 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,627
Renter share34.7%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$93,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Oak Park and the region
Centroid at 41.8834, -87.7895 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ridgeland scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Oak Park
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,303 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oak Park
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oak Park
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oak Park
4.6
How Ridgeland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 1%Grade B
- 98%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 220Total filings over 15 yrs
- 1.92%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.4%Peak (2002)
- 13Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 19% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ridgeland. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 9.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.4%Food insecurity
- 8.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 12.9%Frequent mental distress
- 21.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17031812700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031812700?
Census tract 17031812700 in the Ridgeland neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17031812700?
Median gross rent is $1,303/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031812700?
9.3% of residents in tract 17031812700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,981.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031812700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 14th, minority 54th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 17031812700 considered part of Ridgeland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031812700 fall within Ridgeland (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031812700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 220 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031812700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.92% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031812700 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.4% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031812700 compare to Oak Park overall?
Tract 17031812700 scores 5.3/10 — right in line with the parent city of Oak Park at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oak Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 17031812700 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Oak Park
Top eight tracts in Oak Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Galewood
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Ridgeland
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Southtown
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Pleasant District
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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