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Southtown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Oak Park

Tract 17031814700 · Cook County, IL · pop 5,071 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 17031814700 sits in the Southtown neighborhood of Oak Park, Illinois. It has a population of 5,071 and an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). 51% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 23% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,192/month against a median household income of $80,536 — roughly 18% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 18% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units1,799

Renter share36.3%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate11.8%

Median income$80,536

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oak Park and the region

Centroid at 41.8615, -87.7976 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southtown scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Oak Park

7.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.5

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

11.8% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,192 rent vs county FMR

1.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Oak Park

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Oak Park

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Oak Park

6.2

How Southtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

71%Socioeconomic
73%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
63%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
20%Grade B
80%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

335Total filings over 15 yrs
3.68%Avg annual filing rate
5.0%Peak (2009)
17Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2015

Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 15 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Southtown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

19.4%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
22.8%Food insecurity
16.4%SNAP enrollment
10.2%Transit barriers
18.9%No health insurance
15.1%Frequent mental distress
27.2%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17031814700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031814700?

Census tract 17031814700 in the Southtown neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17031814700?

Median gross rent is $1,192/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031814700?

11.8% of residents in tract 17031814700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,071.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031814700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 73th, minority 82th, housing 63th.

Is tract 17031814700 considered part of Southtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031814700 fall within Southtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031814700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 335 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031814700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.68% of renter households, peaking at 5.0% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 17031814700 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.4% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17031814700 compare to Oak Park overall?

Tract 17031814700 scores 5.9/10 — higher than the parent city of Oak Park at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oak Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 17031814700 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oak Park

Top eight tracts in Oak Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.