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Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Stony Island Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 6,144 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10 · range 6.1–8.1

Stony Island Heights takes in 2 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 6,144. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.5/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 29.3% citywide, putting Stony Island Heights 15.4% over its own city.

The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.1 to 8.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.2/10.

On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. Court records carry 448 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.

SNAP participation is 24.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 8.6% of renter households.

Average gross rent is $1,317, 9% below the Chicago average of $1,440. The most recent observed rate, 4.2% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #110 by risk, the middle third.

At 22% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Avalon Trails and Sheridan Park score within a fraction of it.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Stony Island Heights vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
44.7% +53%
Chicago: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$1,317 -9%
Chicago: $1,440
Average HH income
$73,684 -2%
Chicago: $75,134
Poverty rate
9.1% -46%
Chicago: 16.8%
Renter share
22.4% -58%
Chicago: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Stony Island Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 6.1–8.1

Why Stony Island Heights scores 6.5

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
45% 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
22% 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
9.1% below poverty line · Range 1.4–6.0 across tracts
2.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.2–2.5 across tracts
2.4
Risk score comparison

Stony Island Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Stony Island Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Stony Island Heigh: 6.56.5Stony Island HeighNeighborhoodParent city: 6.76.7Parent cityhost cityState: 5.15.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Stony Island Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17031480300 8.1 1,131 41% $1,271
17031480400 6.1 5,013 45% $1,327
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 40

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 31%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 52%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 100%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Stony Island Heights

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 448Total filings (sum)
  • 5.84%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.6%Peak year (2012)
  • 5.44%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Stony Island Heights

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

Frequently asked

About Stony Island Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Stony Island Heights?

Stony Island Heights scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Stony Island Heights compare to Chicago overall?

Stony Island Heights scores 0.2 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,317 vs $1,440.
Q3

What is the average rent in Stony Island Heights?

Average gross rent in Stony Island Heights is $1,317/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Stony Island Heights residents are renters?

22% of Stony Island Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 6,144 residents.
Q5

Is Stony Island Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Stony Island Heights sits in the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Stony Island Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Stony Island Heights is census tract 17031480300 (score 8.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.1 to 8.1, a spread of 2 points.
Q7

How safe is Stony Island Heights for landlords?

Stony Island Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Stony Island Heights?

Stony Island Heights has 5,722 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (96.7%), Hispanic / Latino (1.5%), Other / Multiracial (1.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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