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Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Schorsch Eviction Risk: Elevated

8 census tracts · pop 34,654 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10 · range 5.2–8.1

Schorsch is a 8-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 34,654. The Eviction Risk Score is 6/10, in the Elevated tier. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Chicago rate of 29.3%.

Scores across the 8 constituent tracts range from 5.2 to 8.1. A 2.9-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. 17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

Running cool is economic stress, at 2.1/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,209 across 8 observed tracts.

Average gross rent is $1,235, 14% below the Chicago average of $1,440. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 5.8% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 2.6% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #128 by risk, the lower third. Only 24% 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 Lakewood Balmoral Historic District and West Edgewater. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.9 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
6
Elevated
8 tracts · population-weighted
Schorsch vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
40.5% +38%
Chicago: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$1,235 -14%
Chicago: $1,440
Average HH income
$87,818 +17%
Chicago: $75,134
Poverty rate
8.5% -49%
Chicago: 16.8%
Renter share
24.3% -55%
Chicago: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Schorsch and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 8 tracts span score 5.2–8.1

Why Schorsch scores 6

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 7.8–8.5 across tracts
8.4
Rent control risk
41% of income on rent · Range 3.9–5.5 across tracts
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.4–7.5 across tracts
7.2
Tenant organizing strength
24% renter households · Range 8.0–8.2 across tracts
8.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.9–6.5 across tracts
6.1
Economic stress
8.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0–6.6 across tracts
2.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–6.4 across tracts
2.1
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Schorsch score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Schorsch: 6.06.0SchorschNeighborhoodParent city: 6.76.7Parent cityhost cityState: 5.15.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Schorsch?

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 2.9 points from 5.2 to 8.1. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

8 tracts in Schorsch

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17031170100 8.1 2,030 66% $2,000
17031151200 6.4 4,057 75% $1,329
17031171000 6.3 6,829 26% $994
17031171100 5.9 4,103 36% $1,370
17031170200 5.8 3,752 48% $1,257
17031190401 5.7 4,119 36% $1,088
17031170300 5.5 4,981 18% $1,219
17031810600 5.2 4,783 47% $1,185
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 52

Pop-weighted across 8 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 53%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 46%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Schorsch

Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,209Total filings (sum)
  • 2.18%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.8%Peak year (2013)
  • 2.61%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Schorsch

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

Frequently asked

About Schorsch

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Schorsch?

Schorsch scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 8 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 Schorsch compare to Chicago overall?

Schorsch scores 0.7 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,235 vs $1,440.
Q3

What is the average rent in Schorsch?

Average gross rent in Schorsch is $1,235/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Schorsch residents are renters?

24% of Schorsch households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 34,654 residents.
Q5

Is Schorsch a high social-vulnerability area?

Schorsch sits in the 52nd 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 Schorsch have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Schorsch is census tract 17031170100 (score 8.1/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 8.1, a spread of 2.9 points.
Q7

How safe is Schorsch for landlords?

Schorsch carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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 Schorsch?

Schorsch has 33,936 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.9%), Hispanic / Latino (40.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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