6 census tracts · pop 10,444 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 7.8–8.1
West Haven is a 6-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 10,444. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.1/10, placing it in the High tier. Annualized rent equals 59% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Cost burden runs about half against 29.3% citywide, putting West Haven 17.7% over its own city. At $836 a month, rents sit 42% under what the rest of Chicago commands. 80% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
25% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
17.7% 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. Court records carry 2,840 eviction filings across its 6 observed tracts.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 14.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 7.2% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #1 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
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
8.1
High
6 tracts · population-weighted
West Haven vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Haven
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,840Total filings (sum)
5.55%Avg annual filing rate
14.0%Peak year (2012)
5.67%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in West Haven
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.3%Housing insecurity
17.2%Utility shutoff threat
31.3%Food insecurity
32.2%SNAP enrollment
11.3%No health insurance
30.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West Haven
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Haven?
West Haven scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 6 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 Haven compare to Chicago overall?
West Haven scores 1.4 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $836 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Haven?
Average gross rent in West Haven is $836/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Haven residents are renters?
80% of West Haven households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 10,444 residents.
Q5
Is West Haven a high social-vulnerability area?
West Haven sits in the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Haven have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West Haven is census tract 17031837800 (score 8.1/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.8 to 8.1, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is West Haven for landlords?
West Haven carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 West Haven?
West Haven has 10,261 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (63.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.2%), Hispanic / Latino (10.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
