6 census tracts · pop 17,609 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 6.5–8.1
West Roseland takes in 6 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 17,609 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 40%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 60% against 29.3% citywide, putting West Roseland 30.4% over its own city. Average gross rent is $1,003, 30% below the Chicago average of $1,440. Food insecurity affects 36.3% of adults, 18.5 points above the national rate.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. 19.8% 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.
The 6 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.5 to 8.1, a 1.6-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Filings are well documented here: 2,344 across 6 observed tracts. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.9/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 14.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.8% in 2015, is well off that peak.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
6 tracts · population-weighted
West Roseland vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Roseland
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,344Total filings (sum)
6.87%Avg annual filing rate
14.3%Peak year (2014)
6.65%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in West Roseland
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.7%Housing insecurity
19.2%Utility shutoff threat
35.1%Food insecurity
36.6%SNAP enrollment
11.1%No health insurance
36.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West Roseland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Roseland?
West Roseland scores 7.6/10 (Elevated 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 Roseland compare to Chicago overall?
West Roseland scores 0.9 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,003 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Roseland?
Average gross rent in West Roseland is $1,003/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Roseland residents are renters?
33% of West Roseland households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 17,609 residents.
Q5
Is West Roseland a high social-vulnerability area?
West Roseland sits in the 79th 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 Roseland have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West Roseland is census tract 17031491000 (score 8.1/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.5 to 8.1, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is West Roseland for landlords?
West Roseland carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). 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 Roseland?
West Roseland has 17,049 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (89.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (5%), Hispanic / Latino (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
