Census Tract · Ranked #53,256 of 84,120 nationally

Park Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17031805501 · Cook County, IL · pop 3,518

Census tract 17031805501 is in Park Ridge, Illinois. It has a population of 3,518 and an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). 38% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 28% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,429/month against a median household income of $114,053 — roughly 15% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 21% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units1,566

Renter share33.7%

SVI overall0.23

Poverty rate5.9%

Median income$114,053

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Park Ridge and the region

Centroid at 42.0196, -87.8379 · click any tract to drill in

Why Park Ridge scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Park Ridge

6.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.5

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

5.9% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,429 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Park Ridge

5.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Park Ridge

3.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Park Ridge

4.0

How Park Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

15%Socioeconomic
34%Household composition
33%Racial/ethnic minority
42%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
28%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

71Total filings over 14 yrs
1.18%Avg annual filing rate
2.8%Peak (2009)
3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2015

Filings climbed 200% over the past 15 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

6.8%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
7.9%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
5.6%No health insurance
11.8%Frequent mental distress
24.7%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17031805501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031805501?

Census tract 17031805501 in Park Ridge scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17031805501?

Median gross rent is $1,429/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031805501?

5.9% of residents in tract 17031805501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,518.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031805501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 34th, minority 33th, housing 42th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031805501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 71 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 17031805501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.18% of renter households, peaking at 2.8% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 17031805501 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.8% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17031805501 compare to Park Ridge overall?

Tract 17031805501 scores 4.9/10 — right in line with the parent city of Park Ridge at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Park Ridge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 17031805501 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Park Ridge

Top eight tracts in Park Ridge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.