Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,382 of 84,120 nationally
South Englewood Eviction Risk: High , Chicago
Tract 17031710500 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,087 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
17031710500 is a census tract in the South Englewood area of Chicago, IL. It scores 8.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,087 residents. 69% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Cook County average of 45.6%.
Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units1,545
Renter share60.3%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate31.6%
Median income$44,973
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chicago and the region
Centroid at 41.7475, -87.6708 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Englewood 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
31.6% poverty · this tract
7.9
Supply constraint
$1,144 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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 Englewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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
- 29%Grade B
- 58%Grade C
- 2%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)
- 1,343Total filings over 15 yrs
- 8.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.1%Peak (2014)
- 116Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 17% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Englewood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 32.6%Housing insecurity
- 22.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 42.3%Food insecurity
- 45.3%SNAP enrollment
- 19.9%Transit barriers
- 13.2%No health insurance
- 19.4%Frequent mental distress
- 38.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Englewood
The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Housing insecurity runs 32.6% against 14.2% nationally. The score leans hardest on local political climate at 8.5/10.
It sits 2.0 points above the Cook County average of 6.1. The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.5/10.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 22.9% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8/10.
Average gross rent is $1,144, 21% below the Chicago average. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,343 filings here across 15 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2014, when 11.1% of renter households were served.
This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Chicago. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. In a typical year about 8.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #7,382 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031710500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031710500?
Census tract 17031710500 in the South Englewood 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 17031710500?
Median gross rent is $1,144/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031710500?
31.6% of residents in tract 17031710500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,087.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031710500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 89th, minority 99th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 17031710500 considered part of South Englewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031710500 fall within South Englewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031710500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,343 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031710500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.26% of renter households, peaking at 11.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031710500 struggle to pay rent?
About 32.6% 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. 22.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031710500 compare to Chicago overall?
Tract 17031710500 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 17031710500 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. 2% 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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