1 census tracts · pop 3,135 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 6.1–6.1
Washington Heights is a one-tract suburb of Chicago, IL, population 3,135. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.1/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 62% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 29%. 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 1.3/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
At $1,106 a month, rents sit 23% under what the rest of Chicago commands. Court records for this tract carry 357 eviction filings.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 4.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 5.0% in 2015 against a 4.3% peak.
That places it #123 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago. For a like-for-like read, East Ravenswood and West Ravenswood score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $98,897, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion.
43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Washington Heights vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Washington Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
357Total filings (sum)
3.52%Avg annual filing rate
4.3%Peak year (2004)
4.98%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Washington Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.0%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility shutoff threat
16.0%Food insecurity
14.0%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
23.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Washington Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Washington Heights?
Washington Heights scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Washington Heights compare to Chicago overall?
Washington Heights scores 0.6 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,106 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Washington Heights?
Average gross rent in Washington eviction laws Heights is $1,106/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Washington Heights residents are renters?
43% of Washington Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 3,135 residents.
Q5
Is Washington Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Washington Heights sits in the 37th 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
How safe is Washington Heights for landlords?
Washington eviction laws Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Washington Heights?
Washington Heights has 2,993 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (56.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.5%), Other / Multiracial (11.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
