5 census tracts · pop 18,960 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 5.9–7.5
Greenwood takes in 5 census tracts of Dolton, IL, population 18,960. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.5/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 45%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 63% against 47.6% citywide, putting Greenwood 15.4% over its own city. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.4/10.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.4/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.9 to 7.5, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. 16.1% 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.
Filings are well documented here: 1,307 across 5 observed tracts. Food insecurity affects 29.5% of adults, 11.7 points above the national rate. At $1,554 a month, rents sit 12% over what the rest of Dolton commands.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 57.1% of renter households. Judgments average 3.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $76,814.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Greenwood vs DoltonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Greenwood
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,307Total filings (sum)
11.07%Avg annual filing rate
57.1%Peak year (2015)
16.07%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Greenwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.4%Housing insecurity
16.0%Utility shutoff threat
29.4%Food insecurity
29.2%SNAP enrollment
9.6%No health insurance
31.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Greenwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Greenwood?
Greenwood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Greenwood compare to Dolton overall?
Greenwood scores 0.1 points higher than Dolton overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 48% citywide. Average rent: $1,554 vs $1,384.
Q3
What is the average rent in Greenwood?
Average gross rent in Greenwood is $1,554/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Greenwood residents are renters?
22% of Greenwood households are renter-occupied (vs 27% in Dolton). The neighborhood has 18,960 residents.
Q5
Is Greenwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Greenwood sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Greenwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Greenwood is census tract 17031826304 (score 7.5/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 7.5, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Greenwood for landlords?
Greenwood carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Greenwood?
Greenwood has 18,608 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (80.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.2%), Hispanic / Latino (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
