Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

St. Bens Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 15,430 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 5.3–5.3

St. Bens spans 4 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 15,430 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.3/10.

Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. At $1,712 a month, rents sit 19% over what the rest of Chicago commands.

Filings are well documented here: 391 across 4 observed tracts. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Food insecurity affects 7.4% of adults, 10.4 points below the national rate.

SNAP participation is 5.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Severe burden reaches 9%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 33% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 2.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.6% in 2015, is well off that peak.

Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #168 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Lakeshore East and Bucktown. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

With little internal variation, 5.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

St. Bens vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

33.0% +13%

Chicago: 29.3%

Average gross rent

$1,712 +19%

Chicago: $1,440

Average HH income

$131,162 +75%

Chicago: $75,134

Poverty rate

4.4% -74%

Chicago: 16.8%

Renter share

42.7% -21%

Chicago: 54.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across St. Bens and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 5.3–5.3

Why St. Bens scores 5.3

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

33% 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

43% 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

4.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.0 across tracts

1.3

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.1–5.8 across tracts

4.7

Risk score comparison

St. Bens vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in St. Bens?

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 0 points from 5.3 to 5.3. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

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

4 tracts in St. Bens

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
17031050200	5.3	5,546	35%	$1,693
17031050500	5.3	5,199	34%	$1,698
17031843700	5.3	2,453	36%	$1,611
17031050600	5.3	2,232	24%	$1,902

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 15

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 12%ile

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

Household characteristics 20%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 36%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 39%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in St. Bens

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

391Total filings (sum)
0.82%Avg annual filing rate
2.1%Peak year (2004)
0.53%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in St. Bens

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

7.4%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility shutoff threat
7.2%Food insecurity
5.2%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
16.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About St. Bens

What is the eviction-risk score for St. Bens?

St. Bens scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 St. Bens compare to Chicago overall?

St. Bens scores 1.4 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,712 vs $1,440.

What is the average rent in St. Bens?

Average gross rent in St. Bens is $1,712/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of St. Bens residents are renters?

43% of St. Bens households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 15,430 residents.

Is St. Bens a high social-vulnerability area?

St. Bens sits in the 15th 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 St. Bens have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in St. Bens is census tract 17031050200 (score 5.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 5.3, a spread of 0 points.

How safe is St. Bens for landlords?

St. Bens carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 St. Bens?

St. Bens has 15,174 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.9%), Hispanic / Latino (10.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near St. Bens

5.3 Roscoe Village 5 tracts · pop 7,238 6.2 Graceland West 4 tracts · pop 12,087 5.6 Ravenswood Gardens 5 tracts · pop 12,946 5.7 Southport Corridor 7 tracts · pop 16,747 5.3 Bricktown 2 tracts · pop 3,612 6.4 Ravenswood Manor 9 tracts · pop 41,684

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Chicago

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to St. Bens.

5.3 Hamlin Park 4 tracts · pop 11,724 5.3 West Loop Gate 1 tracts · pop 6,749 5.3 Financial District 1 tracts · pop 8,227 5.3 Ranch Triangle 2 tracts · pop 7,074 5.3 South Edgebrook 1 tracts · pop 4,573 5.3 River West 1 tracts · pop 4,567

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