Neighborhood · Ranked #6,298 of 84,120 nationally

South Lynn Eviction Risk: Elevated , Chicago

Tract 17031671300 · Cook County, IL · pop 1,657 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 17031671300 sits in the South Lynn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It has a population of 1,657 and an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). 43% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 39% severely cost-burdened (≥50%).

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 24% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units694

Renter share42.4%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate39.4%

Median income$29,563

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Chicago and the region

Centroid at 41.7739, -87.6713 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Lynn scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Chicago

8.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.5

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

39.4% poverty · this tract

9.9

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Chicago

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Chicago

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Chicago

6.5

How South Lynn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

99%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
100%Racial/ethnic minority
30%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
0%Grade B
100%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)

448Total filings over 15 yrs
7.93%Avg annual filing rate
12.7%Peak (2001)
22Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2015

Filings dropped 56% over the past 15 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Lynn. 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.

40.3%Housing insecurity
30.3%Utility-shutoff threat
53.9%Food insecurity
59.4%SNAP enrollment
26.0%Transit barriers
18.0%No health insurance
21.5%Frequent mental distress
43.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17031671300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031671300?

Census tract 17031671300 in the South Lynn neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 poverty rate in tract 17031671300?

39.4% of residents in tract 17031671300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,657.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031671300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 89th, minority 100th, housing 30th.

Is tract 17031671300 considered part of South Lynn?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031671300 fall within South Lynn (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031671300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 448 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031671300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.93% of renter households, peaking at 12.7% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 17031671300 struggle to pay rent?

About 40.3% 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. 30.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17031671300 compare to Chicago overall?

Tract 17031671300 scores 6.8/10 — right in line with the parent city of Chicago at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chicago eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 17031671300 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 Chicago

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