Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,382 of 84,120 nationally
South Chicago Heights Eviction Risk: High
Tract 17031480500 · Cook County, IL · pop 2,725 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 8.1/10, tract 17031480500 in the South Chicago Heights area of Chicago, IL reads high for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,725 residents. The severe-burden share is 30%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,161
Renter share34.0%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate26.8%
Median income$59,484
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chicago and the region
Centroid at 41.7276, -87.5591 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Chicago Heights scores 8.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Chicago
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
26.8% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$1,018 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chicago
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chicago
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chicago
6.5
How South Chicago Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 44%Grade C
- 1%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 318Total filings over 15 yrs
- 7.43%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.1%Peak (2015)
- 38Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 138% over the past 15 months.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 25.3%Housing insecurity
- 17.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.2%Food insecurity
- 33.1%SNAP enrollment
- 14.8%Transit barriers
- 11.4%No health insurance
- 16.2%Frequent mental distress
- 34.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Chicago Heights
Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1/10. Against the Cook County average of 6.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.0 points.
Running hot, local political climate reads 8.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,018, 29% below the Chicago average. Food insecurity runs 32.2% against 17.8% nationally.
The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8/10. Against Cook County at 45.6%, 51% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 318 filings here across 15 tracked years. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 17.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2015 at 17.1% of renter households.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031480500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031480500?
Census tract 17031480500 in the South Chicago Heights neighborhood scores 8.1/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17031480500?
Median gross rent is $1,018/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031480500?
26.8% of residents in tract 17031480500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,725.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031480500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 95th, minority 99th, housing 27th.
Q5
Is tract 17031480500 considered part of South Chicago Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031480500 fall within South Chicago Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031480500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 318 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031480500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.43% of renter households, peaking at 17.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031480500 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 17.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031480500 compare to Chicago overall?
Tract 17031480500 scores 8.1/10, higher than the parent city of Chicago at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chicago eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 17031480500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 1% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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