Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #50,269 of 84,120 nationally
River Grove Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17031811200 · Cook County, IL · pop 5,198 · 72% of tract blocks fall in River Grove
Census tract 17031811200 is in River Grove, Illinois. It has a population of 5,198 and an eviction-risk score of 5.0/10 (Moderate tier). 28% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 14% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,115/month against a median household income of $75,057 — roughly 18% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.0
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,961
Renter share19.2%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate15.7%
Median income$75,057
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
40
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across River Grove and the region
Centroid at 41.9222, -87.8454 · click any tract to drill in
Why River Grove scores 5.0
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from River Grove
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
15.7% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,115 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from River Grove
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from River Grove
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from River Grove
3.8
How River Grove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%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
- 49%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)
- 173Total filings over 15 yrs
- 2.74%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2003)
- 12Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 16.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.1%Food insecurity
- 16.4%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 14.5%No health insurance
- 16.2%Frequent mental distress
- 28.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17031811200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031811200?
Census tract 17031811200 in River Grove scores 5.0/10 (Moderate 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 17031811200?
Median gross rent is $1,115/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031811200?
15.7% of residents in tract 17031811200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,198.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031811200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 62th, minority 65th, housing 5th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031811200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 173 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031811200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.74% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 17031811200 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.6% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17031811200 compare to River Grove overall?
Tract 17031811200 scores 5.0/10 — lower than the parent city of River Grove at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from River Grove; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 17031811200 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 River Grove
Top eight tracts in River Grove ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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