5 census tracts · pop 16,711 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10
· range 6–8.1
Stewart Ridge spans 5 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 16,711. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.5/10, in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 39%. 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%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6 to 8.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
18.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Filings are well documented here: 2,484 across 5 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.9/10.
Average gross rent is $1,232, 14% below the Chicago average of $1,440. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 14.0% of renter households. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7/10.
The most recent observed rate, 7.5% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #71 by risk, the middle third.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Stewart Ridge vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority99%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Stewart Ridge
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,484Total filings (sum)
8.30%Avg annual filing rate
14.0%Peak year (2008)
7.96%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Stewart Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
28.3%Housing insecurity
19.5%Utility shutoff threat
35.2%Food insecurity
36.7%SNAP enrollment
10.8%No health insurance
35.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Stewart Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Stewart Ridge?
Stewart Ridge scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Stewart Ridge compare to Chicago overall?
Stewart Ridge scores 0.8 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,232 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Stewart Ridge?
Average gross rent in Stewart Ridge is $1,232/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Stewart Ridge residents are renters?
38% of Stewart Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 16,711 residents.
Q5
Is Stewart Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Stewart Ridge sits in the 76th 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 Stewart Ridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Stewart Ridge is census tract 17031530501 (score 8.1/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 8.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Stewart Ridge for landlords?
Stewart Ridge carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Stewart Ridge?
Stewart Ridge has 16,196 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (92.7%), Other / Multiracial (5.4%), Hispanic / Latino (1.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
