3 census tracts · pop 11,906 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.9/10
· range 7.6–8.1
Stony Island Park is a 3-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 11,906. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.9/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 29.3% citywide, putting Stony Island Park 16.2% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.2/10. At $1,029 a month, rents sit 29% under what the rest of Chicago commands.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. SNAP participation is 26.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Court records carry 1,559 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 14.5% 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 worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 13.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.6% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #43 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 7.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Stony Island Park vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Stony Island Park
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,559Total filings (sum)
6.47%Avg annual filing rate
13.2%Peak year (2010)
5.62%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Stony Island Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.3%Housing insecurity
14.4%Utility shutoff threat
27.0%Food insecurity
26.5%SNAP enrollment
8.7%No health insurance
32.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Stony Island Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Stony Island Park?
Stony Island Park scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Park compare to Chicago overall?
Stony Island Park scores 1.2 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,029 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Stony Island Park?
Average gross rent in Stony Island Park is $1,029/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Stony Island Park residents are renters?
40% of Stony Island Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 11,906 residents.
Q5
Is Stony Island Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Stony Island Park sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Stony Island Park is census tract 17031460500 (score 8.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.6 to 8.1, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Stony Island Park for landlords?
Stony Island Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Stony Island Park?
Stony Island Park has 10,931 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (92.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (4.4%), Other / Multiracial (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
