2 census tracts · pop 6,833 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 5.7–6.4
West Edgewater is a 2-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL and houses 6,833 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 42% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
Court records carry 543 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 4.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.5% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #128 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
For a like-for-like read, Lakewood Balmoral Historic District and Garfield Ridge score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,498, close to the Chicago average. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
West Edgewater vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Edgewater
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
543Total filings (sum)
1.95%Avg annual filing rate
4.1%Peak year (2001)
1.43%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in West Edgewater
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.4%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
7.5%No health insurance
20.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West Edgewater
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Edgewater?
West Edgewater scores 6/10 (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 West Edgewater compare to Chicago overall?
West Edgewater scores 0.7 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,498 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Edgewater?
Average gross rent in West Edgewater is $1,498/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Edgewater residents are renters?
59% of West Edgewater households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 6,833 residents.
Q5
Is West Edgewater a high social-vulnerability area?
West Edgewater sits in the 36th 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 West Edgewater have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West Edgewater is census tract 17031030400 (score 6.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 6.4, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is West Edgewater for landlords?
West Edgewater carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of West Edgewater?
West Edgewater has 6,769 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.2%), Hispanic / Latino (19.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
