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Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Sauganash Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 7,046 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 5.3–5.3

Sauganash is a one-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 7,046. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 29.3% citywide, putting Sauganash 21.8% over its own city.

Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.

The filing record is not thin: 97 evictions logged in this tract. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.

SNAP participation is 6.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 10.6% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 8.9% of adults, 8.9 points below the national rate.

The most recent observed rate, 6.4% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #168 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.

Only 8% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Bucktown and Lakeshore East.

One tract means one number: 5.3/10 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
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sauganash vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
51.1% +74%
Chicago: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$1,368 -5%
Chicago: $1,440
Average HH income
$137,043 +82%
Chicago: $75,134
Poverty rate
6.1% -64%
Chicago: 16.8%
Renter share
7.5% -86%
Chicago: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sauganash and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.3–5.3

Why Sauganash 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
51% 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
8% 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
6.1% below poverty line · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Risk score comparison

Sauganash vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sauganash score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.3SauganashNeighborhood6.7Parent cityhost city5.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Sauganash

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

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
17031120300 5.3 7,046 51% $1,368
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 29

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 20%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 53%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Sauganash

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 97Total filings (sum)
  • 3.99%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.6%Peak year (2012)
  • 6.38%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sauganash

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

Frequently asked

About Sauganash

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sauganash?

Sauganash scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 Sauganash compare to Chicago overall?

Sauganash scores 1.4 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,368 vs $1,440.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sauganash?

Average gross rent in Sauganash is $1,368/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sauganash residents are renters?

8% of Sauganash households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 7,046 residents.
Q5

Is Sauganash a high social-vulnerability area?

Sauganash sits in the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Sauganash for landlords?

Sauganash carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Sauganash?

Sauganash has 7,093 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.5%), Hispanic / Latino (8.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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