Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Riverview Eviction Risk: Lower , Des Plaines
Tract 17031806202 ·
Cook County, IL · pop 4,939 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Riverview in Des Plaines anchors census tract 17031806202, which lands at 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 54th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,460 a month while the average household earns $76,995 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%Stable renters 15%Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units2,448
Renter share31.0%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate10.0%
Median income$76,995
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
83th percentile
#3 of 13 tracts In Riverview
High
Within parent city
80th percentile
#4 of 16 tracts In Des Plaines
High
Within county
19th percentile
#1,078 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
34th percentile
#2,168 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Des Plaines and the region
Centroid at 42.0376, -87.8889 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverview scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Des Plaines
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
10.0% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,460 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Des Plaines
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Des Plaines
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Des Plaines
4.1
How Riverview compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
63%Socioeconomic
56%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
72%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
11.3%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
14.8%Food insecurity
12.6%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
14.6%Frequent mental distress
30.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverview
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Des Plaines eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Cook County average of 5.7 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 191 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.4% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031806202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031806202?
Census tract 17031806202 in the Riverview neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17031806202?
Median gross rent is $1,460/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031806202?
10.0% of residents in tract 17031806202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,939.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031806202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 56th, minority 49th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 17031806202 considered part of Riverview?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031806202 fall within Riverview (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031806202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 191 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031806202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.50% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031806202 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.3% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031806202 compare to Des Plaines overall?
Tract 17031806202 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Des Plaines at 4.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Des Plaines eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Des Plaines
Top eight tracts in Des Plaines ranked by composite eviction-risk score.