1 census tracts · pop 6,749 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.3–5.3
West Loop Gate maps to a single census tract in Chicago, IL and houses 6,749 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $2,178, 51% above the Chicago average of $1,440.
71% 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. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. The voucher gap is 23.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.4/10. 32% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
The filing record is not thin: 554 evictions logged in this tract. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Food insecurity affects 7.8% of adults, 10.0 points below the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 3.8% of renter households. 4.9% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
One tract means one number: 5.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
West Loop Gate vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Loop Gate
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
554Total filings (sum)
1.82%Avg annual filing rate
3.8%Peak year (2003)
0.88%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in West Loop Gate
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.4%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
4.9%No health insurance
13.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West Loop Gate
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Loop Gate?
West Loop Gate scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 West Loop Gate compare to Chicago overall?
West Loop Gate scores 1.4 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,178 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Loop Gate?
Average gross rent in West Loop Gate is $2,178/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Loop Gate residents are renters?
71% of West Loop Gate households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 6,749 residents.
Q5
Is West Loop Gate a high social-vulnerability area?
West Loop Gate sits in the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is West Loop Gate for landlords?
West Loop Gate carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 West Loop Gate?
West Loop Gate has 6,709 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (41.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (28.2%), Hispanic / Latino (16.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
