2 census tracts · pop 4,234 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10
· range 6.4–8.1
Roseland Heights spans 2 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 4,234 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.4/10, in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 54%. 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%, 62% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.4 to 8.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
17.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 346 across 2 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.6/10.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 9.0% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,336, 7% below the Chicago average of $1,440. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #81 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 1.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 22% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Roseland Heights 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 & transport15%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Roseland Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
346Total filings (sum)
5.69%Avg annual filing rate
9.0%Peak year (2015)
7.36%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Roseland Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.3%Housing insecurity
18.0%Utility shutoff threat
33.0%Food insecurity
33.9%SNAP enrollment
10.2%No health insurance
34.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Roseland Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Roseland Heights?
Roseland Heights scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Roseland Heights compare to Chicago overall?
Roseland Heights scores 0.7 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,336 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Roseland Heights?
Average gross rent in Roseland Heights is $1,336/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Roseland Heights residents are renters?
22% of Roseland Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 4,234 residents.
Q5
Is Roseland Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Roseland Heights sits in the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Roseland Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Roseland Heights is census tract 17031490700 (score 8.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.4 to 8.1, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Roseland Heights for landlords?
Roseland Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Roseland Heights?
Roseland Heights has 4,056 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (91.8%), Other / Multiracial (3.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
