6 census tracts · pop 14,959 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 7.3–8.1
South Branch Addition spans 6 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 14,959. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.7/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 29.3% citywide, putting South Branch Addition 13.6% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Average gross rent is $1,151, 20% below the Chicago average of $1,440. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filings are well documented here: 727 across 6 observed tracts. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 8.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.9% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #57 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
For a like-for-like read, Kelvyn Park and Margate Park score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
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
7.7
Elevated
6 tracts · population-weighted
South Branch Addition vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Branch Addition
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
727Total filings (sum)
1.47%Avg annual filing rate
8.0%Peak year (2014)
0.88%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Branch Addition
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.1%Housing insecurity
8.0%Utility shutoff threat
24.8%Food insecurity
19.2%SNAP enrollment
12.4%No health insurance
28.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Branch Addition
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Branch Addition?
South Branch Addition scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 6 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 South Branch Addition compare to Chicago overall?
South Branch Addition scores 1.0 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,151 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Branch Addition?
Average gross rent in South Branch Addition is $1,151/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Branch Addition residents are renters?
52% of South Branch Addition households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 14,959 residents.
Q5
Is South Branch Addition a high social-vulnerability area?
South Branch Addition sits in the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 South Branch Addition have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Branch Addition is census tract 17031840200 (score 8.1/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 8.1, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is South Branch Addition for landlords?
South Branch Addition carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 South Branch Addition?
South Branch Addition has 15,015 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (52.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (29%), Hispanic / Latino (13.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
