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Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Windsor Park Eviction Risk: Elevated

3 census tracts · pop 14,908 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10 · range 7.2–7.3

Windsor Park is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Chicago with 3 census tracts and a population of 14,908 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 57% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 31% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,032/month sits 28% lower than the Chicago citywide average ($1,440).

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Windsor Park vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
57.4% +96%
Chicago: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$1,032 -28%
Chicago: $1,440
Average HH income
$36,334 -52%
Chicago: $75,134
Poverty rate
42.5% +153%
Chicago: 16.8%
Renter share
86.2% +60%
Chicago: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Windsor Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 7.2–7.3

Why Windsor Park scores 7.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Rent control risk
57% of income on rent · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
86% renter households · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Economic stress
42.5% below poverty line · Range 8.2–10.0 across tracts
9.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.7 across tracts
1.2
Risk score comparison

Windsor Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Windsor Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Windsor Park: 7.37.3Windsor ParkNeighborhoodParent city: 5.75.7Parent cityhost cityState: 4.74.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Windsor Park?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.1 points from 7.2 to 7.3. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Windsor Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17031431400 7.3 7,565 52% $984
17031431302 7.3 3,788 55% $995
17031431301 7.2 3,555 71% $1,172
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 96

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 91%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 83%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Windsor Park

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 9,623Total filings (sum)
  • 12.20%Avg annual filing rate
  • 21.5%Peak year (2013)
  • 12.88%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Windsor Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Windsor Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Windsor Park?

Windsor Park scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Windsor Park compare to Chicago overall?

Windsor Park scores 1.6 points higher than Chicago overall (5.7/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,032 vs $1,440.
Q3

What is the average rent in Windsor Park?

Average gross rent in Windsor Park is $1,032/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Windsor Park residents are renters?

86% of Windsor Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 14,908 residents.
Q5

Is Windsor Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Windsor Park sits in the 96th 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 Windsor Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Windsor Park is census tract 17031431400 (score 7.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 7.3, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7

How safe is Windsor Park for landlords?

Windsor Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 (5.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Windsor Park?

Windsor Park has 14,272 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (86.3%), Hispanic / Latino (6.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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