Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Roscoe Village Eviction Risk: Moderate

5 census tracts · pop 7,238 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 5.3–5.5

Roscoe Village takes in 5 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 7,238. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. At $1,977 a month, rents sit 37% over what the rest of Chicago commands.

The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.7/10. 29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.

Severe burden reaches 13%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Filings are well documented here: 386 across 5 observed tracts. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.

Food insecurity affects 7.8% of adults, 10.0 points below the national rate. SNAP participation is 5.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The voucher gap is 12.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 9.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.3% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #168 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.

For a like-for-like read, Lakeshore East and Bucktown score within a fraction of it.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

5 tracts · population-weighted

Roscoe Village vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

28.9% -1%

Chicago: 29.3%

Average gross rent

$1,977 +37%

Chicago: $1,440

Average HH income

$154,215 +105%

Chicago: $75,134

Poverty rate

6.3% -63%

Chicago: 16.8%

Renter share

49.6% -8%

Chicago: 54.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Roscoe Village and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 5.3–5.5

Why Roscoe Village scores 5.3

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

29% 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

50% 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

6.3% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.8 across tracts

1.7

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.4–7.4 across tracts

6.2

Risk score comparison

Roscoe Village vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Roscoe Village?

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 0.2 points from 5.3 to 5.5. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3

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

Census tracts

5 tracts in Roscoe Village

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
17031062500	5.5	1,420	46%	$2,085
17031051200	5.3	1,576	25%	$2,117
17031050700	5.3	1,456	16%	$1,830
17031050800	5.3	1,398	35%	$2,180
17031050900	5.3	1,388	24%	$1,656

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 9

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 18%ile

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

Household characteristics 3%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 42%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 33%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Roscoe Village

Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

386Total filings (sum)
1.59%Avg annual filing rate
9.7%Peak year (2014)
1.26%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Roscoe Village

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

7.9%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
7.7%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
5.4%No health insurance
16.1%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Roscoe Village

What is the eviction-risk score for Roscoe Village?

Roscoe Village scores 5.3/10 (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.

How does Roscoe Village compare to Chicago overall?

Roscoe Village scores 1.4 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,977 vs $1,440.

What is the average rent in Roscoe Village?

Average gross rent in Roscoe Village is $1,977/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Roscoe Village residents are renters?

50% of Roscoe Village households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 7,238 residents.

Is Roscoe Village a high social-vulnerability area?

Roscoe Village sits in the 9th 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 Roscoe Village have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Roscoe Village is census tract 17031062500 (score 5.5/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 5.5, a spread of 0.2 points.

How safe is Roscoe Village for landlords?

Roscoe Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Roscoe Village?

Roscoe Village has 7,465 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75%), Hispanic / Latino (14.4%), Other / Multiracial (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Roscoe Village

5.3 Bricktown 2 tracts · pop 3,612 5.7 Southport Corridor 7 tracts · pop 16,747 5.3 St. Bens 4 tracts · pop 15,430 5.3 Hamlin Park 4 tracts · pop 11,724 5.3 West DePaul 3 tracts · pop 9,922 5.4 Wrigleyville 5 tracts · pop 10,222

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Chicago

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Roscoe Village.

5.3 Dearborn Park 1 tracts · pop 3,969 5.3 Sauganash 1 tracts · pop 7,046 5.3 Lakeshore East 2 tracts · pop 14,647 5.3 Bucktown 6 tracts · pop 14,282 5.3 West DePaul 3 tracts · pop 9,922 5.3 Magnolia Glen 1 tracts · pop 6,344

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