2 census tracts · pop 8,083 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10
· range 6.2–7.9
Church and Dodge takes in 2 census tracts of Evanston, IL, population 8,083. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.2/10, Elevated tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10.
40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Evanston rate of 31.8%. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.2 to 7.9, a 1.7-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Filings are well documented here: 833 across 2 observed tracts.
Average gross rent is $1,510, 14% below the Evanston average of $1,762. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 6.9% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 4.6% in 2015 against a 6.9% peak. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Evanston, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third.
For a like-for-like read, South Evanston and Ashland Arts District score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $59,823.
42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Church and Dodge vs EvanstonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Church and Dodge
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
833Total filings (sum)
4.44%Avg annual filing rate
6.9%Peak year (2004)
4.61%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Church and Dodge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.5%Housing insecurity
11.9%Utility shutoff threat
23.0%Food insecurity
20.8%SNAP enrollment
11.1%No health insurance
27.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Church and Dodge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Church and Dodge?
Church and Dodge scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Church and Dodge compare to Evanston overall?
Church and Dodge scores 0.6 points higher than Evanston overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,510 vs $1,762.
Q3
What is the average rent in Church and Dodge?
Average gross rent in Church and Dodge is $1,510/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Church and Dodge residents are renters?
42% of Church and Dodge households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Evanston). The neighborhood has 8,083 residents.
Q5
Is Church and Dodge a high social-vulnerability area?
Church and Dodge sits in the 68th 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 Church and Dodge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Church and Dodge is census tract 17031809200 (score 7.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.2 to 7.9, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Church and Dodge for landlords?
Church and Dodge carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Evanston as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Church and Dodge?
Church and Dodge has 7,917 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (44.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.1%), Hispanic / Latino (19.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
