Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Southport Corridor Eviction Risk: Moderate

7 census tracts · pop 16,747 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10 · range 5.3–8.1

Southport Corridor takes in 7 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 16,747 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.3 to 8.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.

Average gross rent is $1,918, 33% above the Chicago average of $1,440. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.9/10. 29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.

Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. 14% 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. Disability prevalence reaches 17.5% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.

Filings are well documented here: 422 across 7 observed tracts. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Food insecurity affects 8.4% of adults, 9.4 points below the national rate.

Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 2.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.6% in 2015, is well off that peak.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

7 tracts · population-weighted

Southport Corridor vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

28.7% -2%

Chicago: 29.3%

Average gross rent

$1,918 +33%

Chicago: $1,440

Average HH income

$133,023 +77%

Chicago: $75,134

Poverty rate

7.6% -55%

Chicago: 16.8%

Renter share

57.8% +7%

Chicago: 54.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Southport Corridor and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 7 tracts span score 5.3–8.1

Why Southport Corridor scores 5.5

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 8.5–8.5 across tracts

8.5

Rent control risk

29% of income on rent · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

58% renter households · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Economic stress

7.6% below poverty line · Range 1.0–5.9 across tracts

1.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–7.6 across tracts

5.9

Risk score comparison

Southport Corridor vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Southport Corridor?

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 2.8 points from 5.3 to 8.1. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

8.1 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

7 tracts in Southport Corridor

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
17031060500	8.1	1,287	37%	$957
17031060400	5.3	3,691	33%	$1,975
17031831900	5.3	3,074	27%	$2,218
17031060300	5.3	2,821	12%	$1,827
17031061200	5.3	2,052	36%	$2,032
17031061500	5.3	2,023	22%	$1,883
17031062400	5.3	1,799	41%	$2,026

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 14

Pop-weighted across 7 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 13%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 9%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 36%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 50%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Southport Corridor

Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

422Total filings (sum)
0.67%Avg annual filing rate
2.1%Peak year (2004)
0.54%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Southport Corridor

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

7.7%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
16.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Southport Corridor

What is the eviction-risk score for Southport Corridor?

Southport Corridor scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 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.

How does Southport Corridor compare to Chicago overall?

Southport Corridor scores 1.2 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,918 vs $1,440.

What is the average rent in Southport Corridor?

Average gross rent in Southport Corridor is $1,918/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Southport Corridor residents are renters?

58% of Southport Corridor households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 16,747 residents.

Is Southport Corridor a high social-vulnerability area?

Southport Corridor sits in the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Southport Corridor have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Southport Corridor is census tract 17031060500 (score 8.1/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 8.1, a spread of 2.8 points.

How safe is Southport Corridor for landlords?

Southport Corridor carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Southport Corridor?

Southport Corridor has 16,301 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.6%), Hispanic / Latino (10.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Southport Corridor

5.4 Wrigleyville 5 tracts · pop 10,222 5.3 Roscoe Village 5 tracts · pop 7,238 5.3 St. Bens 4 tracts · pop 15,430 6.2 Graceland West 4 tracts · pop 12,087 6.6 Buena Park 4 tracts · pop 20,875 6 Northalsted 4 tracts · pop 14,683

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Chicago

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Southport Corridor.

5.5 Noble Square 3 tracts · pop 9,594 5.5 Ukrainian Village 4 tracts · pop 10,765 5.4 Wrigleyville 5 tracts · pop 10,222 5.6 Western Dunning 6 tracts · pop 24,755 5.4 Schorsch Forest View 6 tracts · pop 27,642 5.4 Pulaski Park 5 tracts · pop 17,442

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