Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally
Stewart Ridge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Chicago
Tract 17031530501 · Cook County, IL · pop 5,118 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 17031530501 sits in the Stewart Ridge neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It has a population of 5,118 and an eviction-risk score of 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). 67% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 54% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,438/month against a median household income of $41,000 — roughly 42% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,812
Renter share49.0%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate48.7%
Median income$41,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chicago and the region
Centroid at 41.6743, -87.6322 · click any tract to drill in
Why Stewart Ridge scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
48.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,438 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Stewart Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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
- 50%Grade C
- 38%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)
- 890Total filings over 15 yrs
- 11.09%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.0%Peak (2008)
- 60Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 18% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Stewart Ridge. 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.
- 37.0%Housing insecurity
- 27.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 49.9%Food insecurity
- 55.8%SNAP enrollment
- 23.8%Transit barriers
- 14.9%No health insurance
- 20.6%Frequent mental distress
- 43.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17031530501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031530501?
Census tract 17031530501 in the Stewart Ridge neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17031530501?
Median gross rent is $1,438/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031530501?
48.7% of residents in tract 17031530501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,118.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031530501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 68th, minority 98th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 17031530501 considered part of Stewart Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031530501 fall within Stewart Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031530501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 890 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031530501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.09% of renter households, peaking at 14.0% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031530501 struggle to pay rent?
About 37.0% 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. 27.8% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031530501 compare to Chicago overall?
Tract 17031530501 scores 6.9/10 — 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.
Q9
Was tract 17031530501 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. 38% 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.
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