11 census tracts · pop 40,728 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 6.6–8.1
South Brighton is a 11-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL and houses 40,728 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.8/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
30.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 29.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Average gross rent is $1,060, 26% below the Chicago average of $1,440.
The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.6 to 8.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Court records carry 2,840 eviction filings across its 11 observed tracts. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 6.7% of renter households.
Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #48 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 0.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.5 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
7.8
Elevated
11 tracts · population-weighted
South Brighton vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Brighton
Aggregated across 11 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,840Total filings (sum)
2.79%Avg annual filing rate
6.7%Peak year (2015)
3.35%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Brighton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.6%Housing insecurity
16.4%Utility shutoff threat
40.4%Food insecurity
33.4%SNAP enrollment
31.1%No health insurance
35.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Brighton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Brighton?
South Brighton scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 11 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 Brighton compare to Chicago overall?
South Brighton scores 1.1 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,060 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Brighton?
Average gross rent in South Brighton is $1,060/month (pop-weighted across 11 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Brighton residents are renters?
55% of South Brighton households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 40,728 residents.
Q5
Is South Brighton a high social-vulnerability area?
South Brighton sits in the 88th 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 Brighton have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Brighton is census tract 17031580700 (score 8.1/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.6 to 8.1, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is South Brighton for landlords?
South Brighton carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). Pop-weighted across 11 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 Brighton?
South Brighton has 40,517 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (82.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
