3 census tracts · pop 11,894 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 6–7.8
Berger spans 3 census tracts of Dolton, IL and houses 11,894 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.3/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 42%. 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 78% against 47.6% citywide, putting Berger 30.3% over its own city. SNAP participation is 43.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 31.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Set annual rent against average household income of $48,231 and the ratio lands at 38%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6 to 7.8, a 1.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.3/10.
Court records carry 2,514 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 23.5% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,509, 9% above the Dolton average of $1,384.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.3 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
7.3
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Berger vs DoltonHow 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 & transport64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Berger
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,514Total filings (sum)
11.20%Avg annual filing rate
23.5%Peak year (2014)
15.35%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Berger
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.3%Housing insecurity
22.5%Utility shutoff threat
39.4%Food insecurity
42.7%SNAP enrollment
11.2%No health insurance
35.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Berger
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Berger?
Berger 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 Berger compare to Dolton overall?
Berger scores 0.9 points higher than Dolton overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 78% of income on rent vs 48% citywide. Average rent: $1,509 vs $1,384.
Q3
What is the average rent in Berger?
Average gross rent in Berger is $1,509/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Berger residents are renters?
37% of Berger households are renter-occupied (vs 27% in Dolton). The neighborhood has 11,894 residents.
Q5
Is Berger a high social-vulnerability area?
Berger sits in the 83rd 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 Berger have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Berger is census tract 17031826402 (score 7.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 7.8, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Berger for landlords?
Berger 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 Dolton as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Berger?
Berger has 11,542 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (89.3%), Other / Multiracial (5.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
